The first thing is actually a truth that we've been led not to believe, which is that you are creative. It might be sleeping inside you or you haven't practiced in a while. The solution there is actually to think big, but also to start really small. If you're like, hey, I want to spend $700 to 3D print this sculpture that I think is really beautiful, then maybe start with a smaller,. What would the $30 version of that look like?
Herbert is a writer and editorial director who has been writing online since he was 15. He is the editor of 'The World According to Kanye' and has written for publications such as Forge, TIME and Quartz. Herbert joins the show to discuss his book 'Creative Doing: 75 Practical Exercises to Unblock Your Creative Potential in Your Work, Hobby, or Next Career', and to share some practical, actionable methods of harnessing the creative impulses that lie inside us all. Important Links:
Show Notes:
- “Think less; do more”
- Adapting to social media
- “Don’t make the bad the enemy of the good”
- “Doing is thinking”
- The strongest case for thinking over doing
- The role of the subconscious in the creative process
- The Madman and the Judge
- What initial steps can an aspiring creator take?
- Is there such a thing as natural creativity?
- “Quality is a word smart people use to procrastinate”
- Unifying the Madman and the Judge
- Why do societies try to crush creativity out of people?
- Why we are all creative
Books Mentioned:
- Creative Doing: 75 Practical Exercises to Unblock Your Creative Potential in Your Work, Hobby, or Next Career; by Herbert Lui
- Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective; by Kenneth O. Stanley and Joel Lehman
- The Love Song of J. Alfred Profrock; by T.S. Eliot
- The I Ching
- Tao Te Ching; by Laozi
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; by Robert M. Pirsig