Is there value in being consistent & predictable? Is there value in the opposite?
Category: Making
On building one’s own neural network
What if we chose to build our own neural networks instead of the networks of enormous and extractive software companies?
It came outta nowhere
Could thinking of ourselves as a characters in an unwritten movie help us process good and bad surprises and make the movie more interesting?
Lists work
How do I organise, prioritise and complete the life shrapnel that gets in the way of making more significant work? Can an empty square help?
Quentin Dupieux makes films
Why bother making a weird idea that’s really difficult to make if it won’t make you money, find an audience?
The most enjoyable games have rules
What constraints do I need to have in place so that I can do my best creative work and produce images I’m proud of?
Keeping warm
Why is it more difficult to make creative work when I’ve rested all day? Shouldn’t the energy I’ve saved through rest be fuel to maximise creative output?
Feeding off in-person energy
If something feeds the soul and something else drains it, why is it so difficult to prioiritise the thing that’s good for us?
Permission to be done
How do we know when something is done and what’s the value of calling something done even if we’re not happy with how it turned out?
A confident line over a competent line
A line can be one of two things: confident or competent. Can it ever be both?