If you listen to the same circles on Twitter, as I usually listen to, you will know that today, Elle Luna starts a new round of #The100DayProject: "a free and open project for anyone who is hungry to jump-start their creative practice, who is curious about being a part of a supportive, nurturing community that celebrates the process, and those who are busy busy busy and searching for a bite-sized way to nurture their creativity: one chooses an activity that one wants to pursue, repeats the activity daily for 100 days, while publishing it under a common hashtag, to have all the activities gathered in one place.
If I had listened to these circles for a longer time, I probably would have been prepared, have had a plan ready and would have started - regrettably, it tells a bit about how spontaneous I am (not); now I will most likely settle for yet another 100 posts (of which some will hopefully be translated) in 100 days - but it is clearly a call that is worth passing on to others: jump on the bandwagon and get creative. I have touched upon it in a previous post: It works!
(Translated from 100 dages kreativitet)
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Choose Must, Originals!
I have recently held two fascinating books in my hands: Elle Luna's "The Crossroads of Should and Must" and Adam Grants "Originals".
And eventhough I have not yet finished reading Originals, I can tell that central to both books is the idea of doing something original, and how one does not have to throw everything overboard and puts one's standard of living at risk simply because there is something that one feels one must do - there is nothing wrong in abstaining from throwing everything overboard and burning all bridges in the process just because of an urge to live out an original idea - still, there are enough available hours every day to do things like that.
And hence, I became fascinated by the thought: "Gee, if I do not have to give up my standard of living, my daytime job and my way of life to do something original - why must I have to do it for an original idea that I can earn money from? Why don't I simply find something other people could enjoy and benefit from, now that I do not have to worry about the money, it might bring?
It is a tempting thought indeed - and the very moment you have accepted it, it sets you off on creative thinking about the best ways to do something that other people can enjoy and benefit from - not just what everyone else do, but something original, exiting and challenging? Or, combining the words of the two authors who inspired me, into the summoning I felt: Choose Must, Originals!
It is a path that I have only just begun to tread, and most likely I will become increasingly inspired while reading Originals. But already I feel a deep sense of gratitude towards Adam Grant and Elle Luna for having inspired the thought in me. And if more people joins in, this might become a revelation in the service of the common good.
(Translated from Overskriften, der ikke ville oversættes)
And eventhough I have not yet finished reading Originals, I can tell that central to both books is the idea of doing something original, and how one does not have to throw everything overboard and puts one's standard of living at risk simply because there is something that one feels one must do - there is nothing wrong in abstaining from throwing everything overboard and burning all bridges in the process just because of an urge to live out an original idea - still, there are enough available hours every day to do things like that.
And hence, I became fascinated by the thought: "Gee, if I do not have to give up my standard of living, my daytime job and my way of life to do something original - why must I have to do it for an original idea that I can earn money from? Why don't I simply find something other people could enjoy and benefit from, now that I do not have to worry about the money, it might bring?
It is a tempting thought indeed - and the very moment you have accepted it, it sets you off on creative thinking about the best ways to do something that other people can enjoy and benefit from - not just what everyone else do, but something original, exiting and challenging? Or, combining the words of the two authors who inspired me, into the summoning I felt: Choose Must, Originals!
It is a path that I have only just begun to tread, and most likely I will become increasingly inspired while reading Originals. But already I feel a deep sense of gratitude towards Adam Grant and Elle Luna for having inspired the thought in me. And if more people joins in, this might become a revelation in the service of the common good.
(Translated from Overskriften, der ikke ville oversættes)
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