Friday, June 3, 2011

Developing Your Creative Practice: Tips from Brian Eno by Scott McDowell

Ever feel like you are stuck, unable to come up with a solution for a project you are working on? I stumbled upon this article with some interesting tips from Brian Eno.

... As Eno puts it: "The point about working is not to produce great stuff all the time, but to remain ready for when you can." He continues:

There's no point in saying, 'I don’t have an idea today, so I'll just smoke some drugs.' You should stay alert for the moment when a number of things are just ready to collide with one another... The reason to keep working is almost to build a certain mental tone, like people talk about body tone. You have to move quickly when the time comes, and the time might come very infrequently – once or twice a year, or even less.

You can read the full article at the99percent.com

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