Creators must develop the ability to do five things:
1. Get from nothing to an idea.
2. Get from an idea to a thing.
3. Get from a thing to a better thing.
4. Get from a good thing to another thing.
5. Get from another thing back to nothing.
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1. Get from nothing to an idea.
2. Get from an idea to a thing.
3. Get from a thing to a better thing.
4. Get from a good thing to another thing.
5. Get from another thing back to nothing.
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How do you get from nothing to an idea?
Surround yourself with the ideas of others.
Consume things you've never consumed before
Listen. Notice. Pay attention.
Look for problems to solve.
Translate ideas from one field into another.
Experiment.
Surround yourself with the ideas of others.
Consume things you've never consumed before
Listen. Notice. Pay attention.
Look for problems to solve.
Translate ideas from one field into another.
Experiment.
How do you get from an idea to a thing?
Make the smallest version of it.
Ignore your inner critic.
Define success as completion.
Work on it daily.
Surround yourself with people who make their own things.
Look for reasons why it can happen instead of why not.
Make the smallest version of it.
Ignore your inner critic.
Define success as completion.
Work on it daily.
Surround yourself with people who make their own things.
Look for reasons why it can happen instead of why not.
How do you get from a thing to a better thing?
Edit. Reduce. Simplify.
Seek out feedback.
Listen to the feedback you agree with - ignore the rest.
Use the thing. Get others to use the thing.
Break the thing.
Get away from the thing and then come back to it with fresh eyes.
Edit. Reduce. Simplify.
Seek out feedback.
Listen to the feedback you agree with - ignore the rest.
Use the thing. Get others to use the thing.
Break the thing.
Get away from the thing and then come back to it with fresh eyes.
How do you get from a good thing to another thing?
Tap in to what you've learned - you're not the person you were when you made the first thing.
Remember you don't have to live up to anything.
Keep in mind it's more likely your best work is ahead of you, not behind you.
Tap in to what you've learned - you're not the person you were when you made the first thing.
Remember you don't have to live up to anything.
Keep in mind it's more likely your best work is ahead of you, not behind you.
How do you get from another thing back to nothing?
Fall in love with the freedom of starting from scratch.
Embrace the possibilities of a blank canvas.
You have new interests - follow them.
Question your assumptions.
Reinvent yourself.
If Dylan went electric, why can't you?
Fall in love with the freedom of starting from scratch.
Embrace the possibilities of a blank canvas.
You have new interests - follow them.
Question your assumptions.
Reinvent yourself.
If Dylan went electric, why can't you?
