🌱 Dangerously Creative

“You're dangerous when you make something beautiful, because when you miraculously find the space between the cracks in the concrete to grow something from beyond the box of culture, you can't be controlled. You just might stir others hearts.”

-Darby Hudson

👁️ Unleash Natural Creativity

Tim Harford argues against the common belief that multitasking is unproductive, instead advocating for "slow-motion multitasking" where one works on multiple projects simultaneously over a longer period. Harford explains three reasons why slow-motion multitasking is effective: cross-pollination of ideas, learning benefits from diverse activities, and helping to overcome creative blocks:

"The pattern that emerged was clear, and I think to some people surprising. The top scientists kept changing the subject. They would shift topics repeatedly during their first 100 published research papers. Do you want to guess how often? Three times? Five times? No. On average, the most enduringly creative scientists switched topics 43 times in their first 100 research papers."

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❓ Creative Paradoxes

“Creativity is sacred, and it is not sacred. What we make matters enormously, and it doesn’t matter at all. We toil alone, and we are accompanied by spirits. We are terrified, and we are brave. Art is a crushing chore and a wonderful privilege. Only when we are at our most playful can divinity finally get serious with us. Make space for all these paradoxes to be equally true inside your soul, and I promise—you can make anything. So please calm down now and get back to work, okay? The treasures that are hidden inside you are hoping you will say yes.”

-Elizabeth Gilbert

📆 Daily Routines of Famous Creative

Take a lot at this treasure trove of details on how writers, artists, and other interesting people organize their days.

🎯 Worthy Pursuits

Andrew Huberman: “How does one convince themselves that what they're doing and working on is worth it? “

Rick Rubin: “The question of worth it is reliant on an outcome. We don't make these things for an outcome. It's not the mindset to make something great. The outcome happens when you're making the best thing you can make. It's a devotional practice.

Whatever happens after that happens. And that part that happens after it is completely out of your control. Putting any energy into that part that's out of your control. It's a waste of time. All it does is undermine your work. Your work is to make the best thing you can. So any thought you have about outcome undermines the whole thing.”

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