Tag: Creativity
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Silence is Sterile
There’s a lot to be said for quality control. For doing our utmost to avoid lending support to something stupid or wicked. This noble inclination is however too often twisted into silence. Not a deep contemplative silence or even a sexy silence but good old fashioned boring silence. The kind of silence that’s sterile. The…
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Of Critics and Gas (Vlog)
Just a wee hot take on taking the edge off of criticism and especially self criticism. Actual content to come soon..like within the week…maybe even today…but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. What am I …not lazy? I mean I didn’t even remove that chunk of burrito from my teeth…who am I kiddin…. In all…
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Fractal Radio| Episode 23 – Can You Schedule Poetry (Creative Workflow)
A brief discussion on the difficulties of managing interest and work in a variety of outputs. Here I’ll discuss single discipline focus vs the more ‘renaissance man’ approach and ask questions like should you schedule poetry? http://www.fractaljournal.com | Stories, Ideas, and More http://www.minds.com/Weirmellow | Join me on an awesome privacy respecting Indie social media…
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The Importance of Focus (Vlog)
It’s especially important to keep track of your time and energy when working on something creative. This brief three-minute vlog touches on some aspects of this well known but rarely implemented truth. Social Media | http://www.minds.com/Weirmellow Patreon | http://www.patreon.com/TheFractalJournal
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Origin of ‘The War Witch’ (Vlog)
A brief and sleepy recounting of the dream that sparked a recent story I wrote. Dreams are interesting things and are often the perfect catalyst for creativity. The fun part is getting from a vague notion to a coherent narrative. A process I’ll likely discuss further sooner or later. Social: http://www.minds.com/Weirmellow Help a Hipster: http://www.patreon.com/TheFractalJournal