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Category Archives: Creativity

We say things like “I need to be inspired.” Or “I need to find some inspiration.” But I don’t think inspiration works that way. I don’t think it’s something we can force or go look for. I believe that inspiration is something that happens to you. And more so, I believe that it happens more […]

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The words “Make Stuff” are written on your heart. Creative is not something you are or are not, it’s in your DNA. You were born for it. We’re all born to make stuff. Some of us do it for a living and some of us don’t but whether or not we get paid for it […]

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“But I can’t leave this part out of the story I write. And there are worse ways to start the first day of the rest of my life.” Nickel Creek, Rest of My Life Maybe everything’s crazy for you right now. Maybe you’re up to you neck in emails and editing. Maybe you’re not getting […]

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I’ve written about flow a couple of times but I feel that I’m leaving out a vital part. Flow is the state of optimum performance for humans: The feeling of getting lost in your work. It happens to creatives, accountants, snowboarders, weightlifters… all across the board there is a commonality between us and this is […]

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What will I do that’s new this month? This week? In an attempt to someday be able to jam with Chris Thile (Probably not gonna happen), I started practicing mandolin this week. Every session I practice scales, new chords, simple songs, whatever I can do to familiarize myself with the the instrument. It’s a slow […]

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