The Future Belongs to Creators The Gap Between Our Taste and Ability
As a creator, you will naturally have ideas for things that you want to create. The problem most people run into is turning those ideas into realities.
When we talk about taste, we mean those things you want to create. Those ideas are influenced by the things you love, filtered through your brain, and given a unique spin or angle. The challenge is to match your ability to your creative imagination.
It’s OK if your ability isn’t there yet. Everybody starts somewhere.
Main takeaways
- Creative people want to be able to create what’s in their mind and make it a reality. But, early on, they have trouble making that vision come to life. This is normal and you have to push through it and put in the time.
- Patience is what’s going to close the gap between what you want to make and your ability to make it.
- To develop taste, you need to document what you love, be exposed to new people, places, and experiences, and reflect on what and why you like those things. It’s important to then share your ideas.
- Start copying. If you can figure out how to recreate what you love, you can deconstruct the process and start learning what makes that thing special.
Creators of the day
Resources of the day
- Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) by Richard P. Feynman
- Pandemic 1918: Eyewitness Accounts from the Greatest Medical Holocaust in Modern History by Catharine Arnold
Thought of the day
Links
- The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything...Fast! by Josh Kaufman
- The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Enjoying the Good Life by Tim Ferriss
- Mastery by Robert Greene
- Expertise: Why You Need it & How to Get it by Barrett Brooks
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