It’s too easy to fall into a trap of repeating the past as we create the future. That approach worked last time for me... let’s use it again.
Our commitment to getting stuff done has cultivated bad habits for creation. We don't challenge ourselves to solve problems in new ways because it's easier to simply do what we were told to do last time. We strive for efficiency and chase the path of least resistance based on proven models and approaches. We stop taking risks because we can get to a product that is “good enough” without trying anything new.
As I move forward into my creative passions this year, I find myself constantly compelled to follow my past successes. Harmonizing my melodies in my music based on chords that I know too well. Tying my thoughts together in my writing with logical pyramids. Using the same compositions and processing techniques in my photography. Articulating myself with structure and form rather than raw emotion.
Innovation comes from intercepting that nagging urge to repeat ourselves and replacing it with an authentic pursuit of the art of creation. With every brush stroke should come an equivalent effort to erase the modes we know so well from the past.
Our commitment to getting stuff done has cultivated bad habits for creation. We don't challenge ourselves to solve problems in new ways because it's easier to simply do what we were told to do last time. We strive for efficiency and chase the path of least resistance based on proven models and approaches. We stop taking risks because we can get to a product that is “good enough” without trying anything new.
As I move forward into my creative passions this year, I find myself constantly compelled to follow my past successes. Harmonizing my melodies in my music based on chords that I know too well. Tying my thoughts together in my writing with logical pyramids. Using the same compositions and processing techniques in my photography. Articulating myself with structure and form rather than raw emotion.
Innovation comes from intercepting that nagging urge to repeat ourselves and replacing it with an authentic pursuit of the art of creation. With every brush stroke should come an equivalent effort to erase the modes we know so well from the past.
If this post doesn't inspire innovation then... here's a goat in a sweater
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