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How to Finally Make Something
July 2023
If you collected lists of techniques for doing great work in a lot of different fields, what would the intersection look like? I decided to find out by making it.
Partly my goal was to create a guide that could be used by someone working in any field. But I was also curious about the shape of the intersection. And one thing this exercise sh... See more
If you collected lists of techniques for doing great work in a lot of different fields, what would the intersection look like? I decided to find out by making it.
Partly my goal was to create a guide that could be used by someone working in any field. But I was also curious about the shape of the intersection. And one thing this exercise sh... See more
How to Do Great Work
1. The lone path to being a good writer who writes good work is by writing your way there. You’ve got to fight your brain and conquer the excuses it throws up,. You’ve got to defeat your family obligations and your self doubt and your fatigue and the washing up. You can’t just take the eagles to a more convenient point on the map of that journey. T
... See moreThe truth is, when we first start something, it can feel wholly uncomfortable. It can even feel risky! What if we fail? When we have an idea for what we want to create (perhaps related to whatever gave us the spark and the urge to make something in the first place), the end result we envision is often so far from what we have the skills to do. So w
... See moreLisa Congdon • Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic
Some of these deficiencies can be addressed through strategy or hard work. Chances are, however, that there’s a hole inside of you that will never be filled. Until you change your mindset, you will never be satisfied with your creative work—or your life.