The Creative Journey
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The Creative Journey

Tim Cigelske

Dec 31, 2021

3 min read

Two minds

Learn to be an expert and a beginner at the same time

The season of new beginning needs layers of experience. Photo by Joey Kyber on Unsplash

For my 40th birthday, I decided to get a tattoo.

I chose a Zen Buddhist phrase that has resonated for years with me:

In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.

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Tim Cigelske

Tim Cigelske

Educator. Podcast addict. Wrote a book about creativity: http://bit.ly/thecreativejourney

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