When you’re only ever doing what you want — there comes a time when relaxing is just BORING When instead of doing-what-you-want you start WANTING things: elementary schism emerges: what you ought-to-be-doing and what-you’re-doing This separation is the cause of confusion, weariness and failure After some time of reconnecting with what-you-want, living true …
Tag: Creativity
We Make Wonderful Things in Spite of Being Imperfect
we don’t make wonderful things because we are perfect we don’t make wonderful things to become perfect we make wonderful things in spite of being imperfect when you learn to see — you see how there’s nothing perfect in this world nothing perfect but the whole anything less is fragmented therefore imperfect …
Less Is Not More
Less is not more This doesn’t make any sense More is not more, clever boy More of what? More of nonsense? More is not more You don’t just make more and get more “Less is more” because less is more refined You did more until you did too much — therefore you refined …
If the Words Aren’t Overflowing You Then You Have Nothing to Say
if the words aren’t overflowing you then you have nothing to say if images aren’t overflowing you then you have nothing to paint if sounds aren’t overflowing you then you have nothing to sing you think it’s a problem that you fail to create something in your life or that you fail to create …
Old and New
It’s not old if you’re doing it for the first time It’s not new if you’re still doing it for the 3rd and 103rd time YOU are the measure of your creativity If you don’t challenge yourself with creativity and innovation — it doesn’t matter if you are hailed original or creative or innovative …
It’s Not a Compromise If You Kill Two Birds with One Stone
KNOW the difference between a COMPROMISE and a WIN-WIN Some always compromise and some never compromise False dichotomy You could just kill two birds with one stone You have one stone but you want two birds You compromise and aim at the fatter bird You don’t even get that bird, with your sloppy …
Make It Harder AND Make It Easier
Some always make it hard for themselves Some always make it hard for themselves and sometimes it results in arriving where no one else has been Sometimes it results in nothing but hardship Some always make it easy for themselves Some of those find a clever way to solve the same problem: quicker, easier …
Perfection Is Boring and Sick
perfection is boring this is not even to vindicate imperfection this is to destroy perfection perfection is a malicious aim perfection is a poisonous dream perfection is a product of an imperfect artist, imperfect creator there’s nothing interesting about perfection nothing perfect about perfection perfection is not real it’s a sick …
Ideas Are A Dime A Dozen?
Ideas are a dime a dozen? Still most people have no ideas Ideas are a dime a dozen? Only garbage ideas Ideas are a dime a dozen? FANTASIES are a dime a dozen A good idea is inseparable from execution Anything you did today you should have 10 ideas of improving and at …
Be Very Good At Many Things
“To do many things at once or not…?” This a pointless dilemma which misses the point It’s not about how many things you do — it’s how you do them. You can do as many things as you’re good at. Very good at. You only want to do less things if you are not …