3 Key Points of Book:
- Creativity is Not linear - But Developing a Practice
- Habits - Define what you spend your time on + “Do it amidst the chaos”
- The only thing we can control is what we spend our days on
- Pretend You are Starring on Your own version of Groundhog Day
- Have a Bliss Station
- Definition - A dedicated place where you go technology-free / distraction-free
- Habits - Define what you spend your time on + “Do it amidst the chaos”
- Verb > Noun
- Do the verb, forget the noun (e.g. creative as a verb. Do more than say you are creative)
- Reflection - Beware of “online metrics as money”
- Instagram likes do not equal it staying with someone for a month
- Reflection - Beware of “online metrics as money”
- Do the verb, forget the noun (e.g. creative as a verb. Do more than say you are creative)
- Go on More walks to Destroy Art Monsters
- Keep a camera. Pen. Notebook when going on a walk
- Being an artist is not counting fame, but the act of ripening
- “It comes only to the patient. Learn it daily. Learn it with pain.” - Rainer Maria Rilke
- Like Hearted > Like-Minded
- Find people with your same heart for love of the art > people who think like you (more boring)
7 More Points to Consider
- Give yourself time to change and adapt to your different seasons.
- Get a feel for non-mechanical time
- Watch the sunrise every day
- Watch the moon every night
- Quick fame withers as quickly as they bloom. Be more interested in how people live in obscurity and live a happy life
- Learn how 90-year-olds can still ride their bikes and take pictures every day.
- find the thing that kept you alive and keep on doing it to make you last.
Reflection
Food for thought - as we progress in life, we change our perceptions of ourselves. The goal, then, is to commit to activities that help you become the person you wish to becoming.