Hi Artists! I’m so happy to share our next guest contributor with you. Herbert Lui is a longtime #The100DayProject community member, prolific writer, and champion for creative work. He’s got a book out about creativity (and our group got a mention! –
That’s great advice, thank you Herbert! Last year, I set a timer for 1-2 hours to write short stories long hand in a notebook, and it worked out well for me. I’m going back to that format now to take some pressure off and enjoy the craft of writing again.
Resonates. I consume a lot of media - documentaries, tv, podcasts, books - and it’s often a balance for me. It can be inspiring, energizing, and thought provoking as well as sometimes just much needed mindlessness. But there’s a tipping point where I realize I am doing it to numb and distract and it destroys my creativity when I do. So being aware of the incorporating of different types of rest is critical as you’ve described.
really loved this guest blog,i know my first 100 day project i gave up TV to create the next one i gave up subscribing to online summits the next one i gave up fighting with my irritating people this one i gave up podcasts maybe
That’s great advice, thank you Herbert! Last year, I set a timer for 1-2 hours to write short stories long hand in a notebook, and it worked out well for me. I’m going back to that format now to take some pressure off and enjoy the craft of writing again.
Resonates. I consume a lot of media - documentaries, tv, podcasts, books - and it’s often a balance for me. It can be inspiring, energizing, and thought provoking as well as sometimes just much needed mindlessness. But there’s a tipping point where I realize I am doing it to numb and distract and it destroys my creativity when I do. So being aware of the incorporating of different types of rest is critical as you’ve described.
really loved this guest blog,i know my first 100 day project i gave up TV to create the next one i gave up subscribing to online summits the next one i gave up fighting with my irritating people this one i gave up podcasts maybe
i gave up what is not needed to consume to create instead
so many good questions here.