I am working through The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron, a book to help people rediscover their inner creativity and address what prevents them from achieving their artistic goals. One of her core recommendations is to do “artist dates” every week. However, I feel like she does not adequately define what an artist date is. … Read moreArtist Dates List
Some thoughts from my stream-of-consciousness writings, while I’m being held hostage by The Artist’s Way morning pages: I am thinking heavily about my new art piece that I am working through, my metronome piece, imagining what could be. I find so often that we are so judged on what we’ve done thus far, not on … Read moreWhen You Sit Around And Think About Art For A While, You Start To Come Up With Genius or Bullshit
Today, I am celebrating the act of quitting. I decided yesterday that I was going to quit the MIT Rocket Team, where I was learning about how rockets work and how to build one. I had been excited about this for months and even completed the first problem set from the liquid propulsion subteam. Unfortunately, … Read moreCelebrating Quitting