Keep the Flow

How do we keep showing up even when we don't feel like it? And how do we know when we actually need a break - as opposed to just being lazy? If you'd like to join the growing family of Patrons, right this way: Join my Patreon Books mentioned in this episode: Atomic Habits by James Clear Show Your Work by Austin Kleon Ness Labs overview of Creative Burnout Try Audible: https://amzn.to/3ulKRBu Try B...

In this episode we'll look at the role of meaning in art, and 6 ways to harness ambiguity to create engaging work that allows for multiple interpretations. If you'd like to join the growing family of Patrons, right this way: Join my Patreon Books mentioned in this episode: The Age of Insight by Eric Kandel Podcasts mentinoed in this episode: Creative Pep Talk with Andy J. Pizza Videos mentioned in...

For the first of hopefully many interviews on Keep the Flow, I'm joined by drummer and composer Emre Kartari . Topic range from his journey from Ankara, Turkey to his creative process to how he draws inspiration from film and much more. If you'd like to join the growing family of Patrons, right this way: Join my Patreon Emre's website: https://www.emrekartari.com/ Emre's music: Perpetual Anxiety O...

Creative decision making: How to trust your feelings over external indicators Here's a story of when I first started driving to illustrate how we can sometimes put too much stock in external indicators instead of trusting our gut. If you'd like to join the growing family of Patrons, right this way: Join my Patreon Books mentioned in this episode: Creative Confidence by Tom and David Kelly Try Audi...

In this episode I offer some tips for making a living with our creative abilities and fill you in on some of my back story. Like dropping out of high school to go on the road with a rock band and working as a designer in New York. Photo used in episode art by Sam Dan Truong. Instagram: @samtruong02 If you'd like to join the growing family of Patrons, right this way: Join my Patreon Books mentioned...

Productivity and creativity are like yin and yang. We need both to do our work. This episode looks at 5 ways to use productivity to supercharge our creative workflows. Try Blinkist with my affiliate link: http://blinkist.o6eiov.net/ZdvkYR Try audiobooks with Audible: https://amzn.to/3ulKRBu Books mentioned in this episode: The Creative Act by Rick Rubin https://amzn.to/3SlRGeh Listen to my music o...

Curiosity is the crucial instinct which drives us to explore, combine, reconfigure, refigure, refine and reflect.  In this episode we look at how to reclaim our curiosity for the purposes of finding more fuel to drive our creative engines. Try Blinkist with my affiliate link: http://blinkist.o6eiov.net/ZdvkYR Try audiobooks with Audible: https://amzn.to/3ulKRBu Books mentioned in this episode...

When it comes to creativity, fear is a major obstacle. Maybe the biggest obstacle. Embarrassment. Failure. Rejection. For the debut episode of Keep the Flow it makes sense to go through these fears and look at some ways we can learn to flip that switch and some preventative steps we can take to keep the fears away. Try Blinkist with my affiliate link: http://blinkist.o6eiov.net/ZdvkYR Books mentio...