Episode 87: Mining old ideas

Thoughts on my experience of doing a diary entry every day for a year.I mention on the episode an app (for iPhone and Mac only) that I used for this journaling experiment. It’s called Day One, and you can find it here.

Lessons learned from a mundane experience a few days ago.

Thoughts on going through old ideas in a sort of creative archeological dig.This episode refers to the exercise described in episode 86.

The podcast is back! In this episode I talk about my year off, and the process I am going through to get back to creating. My hope is that the exercises I did for myself can bring some tips on your own creative journey. Also, this podcast will be weekly now, and a bit longer, but always talking about creativity, art, and the process of creating. I hope you find it useful and enjoyable.

Thoughts on the opportunities and traps of collaborating with artists and companies on creative projects.

Thoughts on how to remain creative in times of division, high emotions, and fanaticism.

Thoughts on project visualization, setting goals and understanding the meaning of productivity in art from both an economic and creative point of view.

My thoughts on visualizing creative projects using a tool I just discovered called Milanote.

Thoughts inspired by Ray Dalio on understanding your practice at multiple levels.

Thoughts inspired by a photo of Matisse, painting from his bed.