How to be creative in spite of your fears, how ideas work, where creativity comes from, and how you can make sure your creativity keeps flowing freely (1 Viewer)

[jasque]

Got a novel inside you? A painting that wants to come out? Let’s get creative!



Lesson 1: Let your fears coexist with your passions. There’s a lot of talk out there these days that you “have to overcome your fears.” As if somehow, you could do something, and that would magically make them go away forever. That’s not the case.



Instead of overcoming your fears, just get comfortable with them. Let your curiosity take the wheel, and put your fears into the backseat.



They’re more than welcome to join the ride and give feedback, but you won’t take any detours because of them, nor let them take the wheel. Your fears are supposed to stay around and remind you of the things that are important to you. Nothing more, nothing less.



So, learn to let your fears and passions coexist, and it’ll help you move on and write the next page, take the next stroke with your painting brush or record the next karaoke video – no matter what anyone thinks, including you.



Lesson 2: Give yourself permission to create, even if you start at zero. The thought “I’m going to start a daily blog” sounds great in your head – for about 12 seconds. Then the fears and doubts kick in.



You have a right to create. No matter where you’re starting from. Whether you have always had a talent, or start at absolute zero. Tell yourself that. Say it out loud.



“I’m a writer.”



“I’m a painter.”



“I’m a singer.”



Announce to yourself and the world that you’re here to chase your passion, regardless of rejections and reactions. Being authentic is much more important than being original and the latter always follows the former eventually, so don’t worry too much starting out and just get going.



Lesson 3: Keep your day job to fuel your love affair with creativity. We all know that one hipster guy or girl from high school, who’d spent his or her entire time writing songs and playing the guitar and now plays the bi-weekly show at a local pub, but never got a real job.



Keep your day job, and let it fuel your creative affair. Having a day job that pays the bills, that’s not necessarily related to your art, will give you the safety and freedom to practice your creative art guilt-free. Imagine having an affair with writing, for example.



Every day after work, you could lock yourself up in your room and write away, free from worry about paying the bills or where to get the next client. Nobody can guarantee you that you’ll be successful, and forcing yourself to create something that’ll make you famous and wealthy fast will suck all the fun out of creating. How can you possibly create your best work like that?



Taglist:

Spoiler

@igloo @Somi

Weeekly-Mekies:

Spoiler

@Nekone @Skinnny @la_mort_pour_vous @Darth_Bitzy

Thread Answerer of the Month:

Spoiler

@vogue

Fonte:

Spoiler

Courier New and

Big Magic Summary - Four Minute Books

Read this Big Magic summary to see your fears in a new light, learn to give yourself permission to create & not strangle your creativity with stress.

fourminutebooks.com

.

 

[Ahsoka]

This is a great chance to plug SuperM so that's why Im doing it

But jokes aside Baekhyun talked a bit about the fears and lack of ability in his teasers that he faced when starting something and I think it's a fitting message for this.

 

[jasque]

This is a great chance to plug SuperM so that's why Im doing it

But jokes aside Baekhyun talked a bit about the fears and lack of ability in his teasers that he faced when starting something and I think it's a fitting message for this.

He's the ultimate ultra learner

 

[yeji]

oh wow I am honored to be the thread answerer of the month. hope I can successfully fulfill my duties.

and on another note: that picture of Jessica's book is chef's kiss for this topic