Preferences can be bargained with, rules cannot. If you’ve got rules, people tend to generally abide by them, including yourself.
Category: Making
A choir needs four people
We don’t expect a single singer to be able to cover all four basic vocal ranges, so why do we expect it in most other fields?
Writing with a swiss army knife
How does one do focussed activity on a tool that’s designed for fast-twitch thinking?
What bad looks like
Whilst it’s instinctive to want to avoid unpleasant experiences, only by living through them do we learn the signals for avoiding them in the futurte.
The trade of vulnerability
There seems a universal law – the more you risk, the greater the reward. It governs everything we do from the obvious – gambling – to the less obvious – love. Putting ‘yourself’ out there takes courage because it means we’re making ourselves vulnerable. Vulnerable to attack. Vulnerable to critique. Vulnerable to making mistakes that people… Continue reading The trade of vulnerability
Efficient and Industrial
Is there a place for a little bit of industrialisation when it comes to art? And does it sacrifice the soul of the work?
The second perspective
Sometimes, trying harder isn’t the answer. Sometimes, we just have to walk away.
The art of breaking things down
There’s more to writing a novel than just doing ‘a chapter a day’; it’s about optimizing for learning by understanding your destination.
Too many threads
How do you prioritise creative work when you’ve got no deadline and, to be honest, nobody but you cares?
Taking imagination for granted
Sometimes, I forget that there are people in the world who struggle to visualise things in abstract ways. I know, it’s a stupid thing for an illustrator to say, but I need constant reminding. I’ve been in many meetings & pitches where I’ve presented someone some sketches, maybe a storyboard. It’s as rough as guts… Continue reading Taking imagination for granted