Timeless advice for creators
The life of a creator can feel lonely. But you are part of a long history and thriving community of creators—writers, musicians, filmmakers, artists. In these articles, I share examples, principles, and frameworks to help you become a better creator. Sign up to get these sent to your email each week.
Mental Representations for Musicians
Picture in your mind the Mona Lisa. Now take a step back and observe yourself picturing the Mona Lisa. Consider what you are seeing. If you are like most people, you can call up in your mind a general image of the painting by Leonardo da Vinci called the Mona Lisa. We can call this image your "mental representation" of the Mona Lisa.
This Is the Way
Things worth doing take sacrifice. One reminder of the principle of sacrifice comes from The Mandalorian, a television series in the Star Wars universe. As the story begins, it follows a mysterious, helmeted character called "Mando." At first Mando seems like a ruthless, lone warrior,
Research Is a Superpower
Imagine a world without research. What would that world look like?
You would have no ability to seek out answers or information about a decision. You would have only your experience to draw upon. There would be no Google. No YouTube "how to" videos that could teach you how to draw, how to cut your own hair, solve a Rubix cube, or the perfect way to shovel snow in your driveway.
Now imagine, in this world, a scenario in which you are hungry and you are standing in front of a bush that has berries….
4 Tools to Write a Book that People Will Want to Read
Most books are disposables, to be read once and passed on to a friend. Some books are gems, to be analyzed and marveled at for their beauty and power. But some books are what I call “tool books.” Use these four books to write a book that people will want to read...