Art

Real Artists Aren’t Tortured

There’s a common belief in the phenomenon of the “tortured artist.” That if you hope to make it as a creator, the price you have to pay is madness. You’ll cut off your ear like Vincent Van Gogh, or succumb to suicide like Sylvia Plath.

The Art of the Word

It’s good to write many words. If you make it a habit to write every day, you start to develop a mindset of there’s always more where that came from. You get good at busting through the fear that often stands in your way.

What is this?

There are methodologies out there for developing the perfect product. Identify the customer, then ask the customer questions. After that, develop and test a product with that customer, then refine it.

You Do Your Best Thinking When You Aren’t Thinking

When did your best ideas come to you? It was probably when you weren’t even trying. You solved a problem in the shower, or your gained clarity on a beach vacation.

The Curious Illusion of Perfection

Something amazing happens when you follow what you’re curious about. It creates an illusion of perfection.

When you’re first following your curiosity, you look scatterbrained. Your friends urge you to focus, and you may even lament your…

Say Everything

Sometimes people ask me how I write so much. Where do I even come up with so many things to write about? When they try to write something, they don’t even know where to begin.

I tell them that if they don’t know what to write about, then they should write about the fact that…