Thanks to all of you who joined the Live workshop last night. Paying subscribers can watch the full session above, and I’ve broken down the five steps I go through in the talk below. (I’m sorry I talk with my hands so much. It’s not nerves! Apparently I just do that.)
A couple of specifics that came up:
David Perell on turning tree sap into syrup, which is a metaphor for creative compression.
Rick Rubin on cultivating a sensitive antennae, from his book The Creative Act: “The best artists are the ones with the most sensitive antenna. Material for our work surrounds us at every turn. It’s woven into conversation, nature, chance encounters, and existing works of art. We receive these types of messages all the time, if we remain open to them. […] These transmissions are subtle: they are ever-present, but they’re easy to miss. If we aren’t looking for clues, they’ll pass us without us ever knowing.”
Don Draper’s unparalleled writing advice: “Peggy, just think about it. Deeply. Then forget i…
