I Don't Have the Time. I Can't Omit Too Much

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"I don't have enough time for my thoughts of what people might think to get in the way of me actually writing and putting the words down on the page," he says. "The idea that it's okay for me to be a co-creator and with the universe, with you, with anyone I talk to ... opens up so much more room because, A, you don't get all."

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