Posts Tagged with "show-your-work"
Reference #110: Show Your Work
The idea of a lone genius — an individual who creates works fully formed and whose creativity is antisocial — is a myth.Read more →
Reference #111: Show Your Work
Amateurs often have an advantage over professionals. They can take chances where professionals cannot. They exhibit Shunryu Suzuki's "beginner's mind", wherein there are many possibilities (while in an expert's mind, there are few).Read more →
Reference #112: Show Your Work
The goodness of creative work lies on a spectrum — you move from mediocre to good by increments.Read more →
Reference #113: Show Your Work
Find your voice by using it. You voice will follow if you talk about the things you love.Read more →
Reference #114: Show Your Work
Remember that you will die. When faced with the realisation of your death, everything unimportant falls away, leaving only what truly matters.Read more →
Reference #115: Show Your Work
Keep track of your work. Share the process. People are interested not just in the "artwork" — the finished product — but the "art work" — the process, the work behind the scenes.Read more →
Reference #116: Show Your Work
Share a daily dispatch of behind-the-scenes work. In addition to allowing others to connect with you early, this habit inevitably builds a corpus of work over time.Read more →
Reference #117: Show Your Work
Share only if it has a purpose. Sharing is an act of generosity — you do it to help or entertain someone. Ask yourself, "so what?" If what you're about to share isn't useful or entertaining, reconsider sharing it.Read more →
Reference #118: Show Your Work
Enjoy the things you enjoy. Don't feel guilty about your pleasure. Have the courage to care for what others don't.Read more →
Reference #119: Show Your Work
People want the story behind the art. The human element helps people connect. In this way, your work doesn't speak for itself.Read more →
Reference #120: Show Your Work
Teaching people how to do your work adds value to your work. You create more interest, more ownership, and you grow the community.Read more →
Reference #121: Show Your Work
A writer has to be a reader. You must engage with the ideas of others, not just share your own.Read more →
Reference #122: Show Your Work
Who you know largely depends on who you are and what you do.Read more →
Reference #123: Show Your Work
The success or failure of a project does not guarantee the outcome of your next project. You need to keep creating. Start a new project immediately after you've completed one to keep momentum.Read more →
