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Believe Nothing No Matter Where You Read It Or
> “Believe nothing,No matter where you read it,Or who said it,Even if I have said it,Unless it agrees with your own reason,And your own common sense.” — Buddha
The End of Creativity
A little history in creativity (via FlakPhoto [https://twitter.com/FlakPhoto/status/575308939857903618]): > The word “creativity” was made up less than a hundred years ago. It is time to stop using it. This is why I tend to refer to creativity as just “problem solving.”
A Determined Soul Will Do More With A Rusty Monkey
> “A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop.” — Robert Hughes [http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/aug/07/robert-hughes-quotes-best]
Trying (And Failing)
I don’t usually post links to anything about gear, but this relates to my last article about inventing [http://alesserphotographer.com/post/112894588359/invent]. Dave Lawrence is testing where constraints lead to the greatest creativity. This is exactly what it’s all about: > “You push yourself a bit
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Invent
The most creative people in the world invent their way out of problems. Seth Godin doesn’t believe people like to read in the same ways they used to, so he built new kinds of books: a one-page book [http://www.thedominoproject.com/2011/10/the-one-page-book.html], a magazine book
This Is A Nice Mini Documentary About The Large
This is a nice mini documentary about the large format film experience and how it differs from digital. The key is the lack of automation. She clearly thinking through every part of the process and creating the images in her head first. (via Chris Marquardt [https://twitter.com/chrismarquardt/status/
All You Need To Do What You Love For A Living Is
> “All you need to do what you love for a living is drive and passion. And to be independently wealthy. That totally helps.” — Honest Lifecoach [https://twitter.com/HonestLifecoach/status/570266133934309376]
In Doing Creative Work Do Not Start Your Day With
> “In doing creative work, do not start your day with addictive time vampires such as The New York Times, email, Twitter. All scatter eye and mind, produce diverting vague anxiety, clutter short term memory. Instead begin right away with your work.” — Edward Tufte [https://twitter.com/EdwardTufte/status/548588872020787200]
Desire The Cameras You Already Own
> “Desire the cameras you already own.” — Eric Kim [https://twitter.com/erickimphoto/status/566324725656604674]