Post AY4QMIED7NZufy07iS by lminiero@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #AY4PXRqpa40tkgowfQ by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-07-26T00:58:56Z
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Inspiration is a myth. I don't believe in it anymore. Don't get trapped by it. Don't feel guilty about not being productive while you sit and wait for it to strike. Know what inspiration is? It's allowing yourself the time to dedicate to creating. It's sitting down with the mindset of working on your art, your music, your writing, your cooking, your whatever. Allow yourself the time, put yourself in the moment, and go make something! #Art #Creativity #Inspiration
(DIR) Post #AY4QMIED7NZufy07iS by lminiero@fosstodon.org
2023-07-26T01:08:12Z
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@killyourfm I've always seen inspiration as something akin to tuning to a radio: when inspiration strikes me, it's indeed like I ended up by accident on some psychic radio waves where I can hear clearly something that didn't exist in my mind before, so something I just have to remember and write down. I don't know I'll ever figure out if the music I've composed actually came from me, or from some collective subconscious thingie somewhere
(DIR) Post #AY4Tk3OqCYQPUxzkKe by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-07-26T01:46:06Z
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@lminiero I love how you describe this. Rick Rubin would call it…basically being receptive to “the source” and then putting in the work to translate the signal to some tangible creative work.
(DIR) Post #AY4TlS0OChYm6KDwnY by Twashe@fosstodon.org
2023-07-26T01:46:24Z
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@killyourfm I believe it is important for myself to learn what I need to get in a place for creativity in addition to setting aside the time.
(DIR) Post #AY4Tq2SYbqq6JvaS8G by chaslinux@techhub.social
2023-07-26T01:47:09Z
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@killyourfm was working on a flappy bird-like game in Unity on Xubuntu. After getting everything all set up and about 20 minutes into the tutorial (which was about 2 hours after creating custom sprites in Aseprite), I had to sit in front of the tube and vegetate.
(DIR) Post #AY4tto4ucPwLgSz6TA by ThePlant@mastodon.social
2023-07-26T06:39:11Z
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@killyourfm it’s the same thing with Motivation. It’s not something that often just strikes, you have to be your own motivator.
(DIR) Post #AY5DRXvf48HcZaSXQm by mforester@rollenspiel.social
2023-07-26T10:18:10Z
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@killyourfm I will never get tired of posting this amazing John Cleese talk about creativity:https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Pb5oIIPO62g
(DIR) Post #AY5JNr4kXKi6WPKjOC by dusnm@fosstodon.org
2023-07-26T11:24:43Z
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@killyourfm I'm at my best when I'm inspired. It doesn't come naturally to just sit down and write a story or a poem.Creativity has to be based on and invoked by something. I usually find inspiration in the people, events and places around me.
(DIR) Post #AY5jpMqZ7M11gYTiq0 by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-07-26T16:21:00Z
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@dusnm I can definitely respect this.  What I probably should have articulated better is that I don’t want to wait on inspiration in order to create things.  it would be extreme for me to say that inspiration doesn’t exist for all people
(DIR) Post #AY5jywQYCS9OdssKky by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-07-26T16:22:41Z
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@ThePlant yes, there you go. That is an absolutely perfect addendum to my post.
(DIR) Post #AY5ylrWsb6tV023bk0 by jerrmo@mas.to
2023-07-26T19:08:29Z
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@killyourfm do the thing.
(DIR) Post #AY6bs1btvTLuDOKrA0 by lesateliersphv@mastodon.top
2023-07-27T02:26:37Z
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@killyourfm Thanks for the pep talk Jason. I've been struggling for the past few years to write compelling articles and it's hard when the inspiration comes and goes especially it mainly happens when you have a 9-to-5 unrelated to your field of interest. That's why I try to post at least one toot per day if I don't have enough material for a blog post.