Thanks for watching! SUPPORT The Art of Improvement: ruclips.net/channel/UCtYzVCmNxrshH4_bPO_-Y-Ajoin gum.co/Stoicism/launch ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introduction 0:53 - 1. Give Yourself Permission to Create Junk 3:28 - 2. Make New Connections with Old Ideas 4:27 - 3. Always Look for the Things That Will Connect 5:29 - 4. Force Yourself to Create Consistently 7:03 - 5. Constraints Are Not the Enemy 8:57 - 6. Be Productive - Give Your Idea the Opportunity to Live
i think the reason why creativity is unfortunately becoming more and more rare is that there are too many distractions in life these days, an over abundance of things to consume. And when you are spending too much tine in consumption mode, you never develop those creative muscles and if you already built them, they will slowly wither away when not used.
Nah I think it’s because society at every point doesn’t value it enough. From a young age school teaches the importance of rules. EVERYTHING is rule based, even how they teach art is based on fitting things in boxes. Then you go to work and again most of it is rules and putting things in boxes. It’s why dyslexia is associated with creativity, it’s not because dyslexic people are born more creative they are born unable to think the way the system insists we all think. And have to be creative to survive.
For me I'm very busy creating that I don't spend my time with Socmeds. It's just mindset and self discipline if you want to be creative and productive.
This video actually provided some value on this topic instead of giving out general ideas most other sources do, like reading books, waking up early, meditate etc.
i've been working on a lot of music recently and i feel like they're all really bad and i'm losing faith in myself, wondering if i should give up... thank you for this video, we all need to give ourselves permission to create junk. this is exactly what i need, thank you so much.
Dont give up, see music as business. and ask question .. who are u creating music for ? what is your music subject matter? Who are your customer meaning your fans ? what problem are u solving, EXAMPLE - listen to mary j blige what problem is are music solving? . what feeling do u get when listening to your favourite artist ? its about changing perspective Minas.
This hits close home. I've been trying to make a videogame for over a year and noticed I can only progress by working on it and failing on the process. Some weeks it makes me feel like sh*t because I keep looping on the same problems over and over, I get frustrated and instead of working I stop to think, but it never helps, the only way is to keep trying.
You absolutely have to give yourself an opportunity to come up with junk. I used to write down 10 ideas a day, 9 of them were pure trash, but it was worth it to get that 1 good idea!
this video is what i needed to hear, it feels like i have been stuck in a creative block for months, but creativity is my passion, it’s how i thrive so it’s obviously quite bothersome to feel like it’s so out of reach. this may be due to some mental health obstacles and a huge fear of failure i’m trying to overcome, but this video gives some good perspective, it reminds me that there’s ways to nourish my creative brain again and i can work through this with time
I thought of all the possibilities when I began creating art, composing music for videos, television, and movies, photography, and writing books. I never thought of my creativity as junk, because the finished product never existed before. I brought everything to light. Today I'm still creating.
I was surprised by the fact that I had meditated on these topics before this video and had the same conclusion with only different wording. And some of these even work in self-improvement if you reword them. 1. permission to fail 2. reiterate old thoughts based on new information 3. be open to combine all you know, art, physics, chemistry 4. force yourself to see things from a teachers perspective and contemplate how you would teach it to someone with limited theory. 5. the fewer unknowns you have in the process, the more accurate your prediction of the end result is. 6. goof around with any and all ideas. Jules Verne was the science fictionist of his time, and now his fiction is reality. Most scientific discoveries are by accident but with the ability to explain what has transpired, OR a really over the top idea that might not be in the realm of possibility but the even the dead end road might still have a few lessons to give.
I struggle balancing the old adage “doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is insanity” with the idea that you have to storm through failure after failure to get to something that is great.
Dudadius you’re making the assumption that you fail the same way but there’s many ways to fail. As long as you try something slightly different each time, then you aren’t insane because doing a different thing doesn’t necessarily guarantee success.
This was a great video with some good insights. A lot of thi, I already "know". Even so, the quotes your provide are reinforcing the concepts. Your video serves as a reminder to practice these concepts.
This reminds me of the Warren Buffett method of goal-setting. Make a list of 10 things you want to achieve in the next . Rank them by importance/feasibility. Remove the bottom seven and forget about them, because you can't achieve that many things at the same time. Focus on the top 3 and formulate a plan to accomplish your goals. Letting go of those bottom 7 things, even though they are important to you, is the "what you don't put in your art is what matters" section of this video.
@@objetivista686 Not talking about 'great work' specifically, I'm only referencing 'originality' If you set out to be 'original' you fail right out of the gate. etc
Great video! I found your discussion on the need to think like a professional in order to create great work to be extremely valuable. I will definitely be taking this advice to heart and working towards becoming a more professional and confident creator. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
Love your channel and info shared. I will definitely attempt one a item 2-3 times a week, one a day if I can. Just to start the engine... thank you for the reminder.
This video makes a lot of good points, but the conclusion is incomplete IMO. "Quantity breeds Quality" is not the full story. Quantity helps you find the seed of something awesome, but once you find that seed, you don't instantly have something of quality. Quality requires pausing your quantity mindset and turning toward a more nurturing and explorative mindset in order to grow that seed into something of high quality. It requires a lot of hard work and dedication. Many people skip this step and ship the seed, or a half-watered seed, instead of truly polishing it into something great after it has been discovered. But you can't just polish the first thing you encounter, so the quantity step at the start is also very important.
Idk I think my idea goes against some of this, but usually I put aside my ego, my conscious mind aside, to let more abstract ideas flow. More often than not, it usually produces shit, but I sometimes get songs, lyrics or poems that are pretty good in my mind and I keep them. Idk if this helps anyone, but I know you've got this :)))
This is really motivating, for all the people that think that have to be a genius to be a man of value! thats not true and if it is it i dont thing that has any value on it, innovations is in hand of common not innovative in common, and as there are muscle men and overly sexy women would be an stigma of exaggereted intelligence for own value. dont give up!! and be an autodidact, shit maybe an idea you have can change the world.
Whenever I work on an art peice I do like a minimum of 5 drawings and either pick the good bits out or just edit the same drawing over and over till I like it lol. Resisting all criticism is dumb, this will lead to delusional thinking and narcissism. You have to be your own critic, only allow the very best through the creative process and nothing less.
There is world of difference between _Creative Junk_ and _Creative Genius_ Throwing paint at a canvas is not creative. Having the skill to paint a _Mona Lisa_ is. The difference is having the *intelligence to identify a good idea* and ability to make it happen. It's easy to be a Creative Genius all you need is Intelligence, Inquisitiveness, Intuition, Analytical Thinking, Vast Knowledge, Practical Skills, Belief and Persistence.
Picasso was married into an Aristocratic Family - Nepotism Beethoven and Mozzart catered specifically to the Imperial folks ( kind and queen I guess) Warhol also wooed and seduced the Millionaires and so did Dali in NY. So more than just Artistic Excellence - Social Skills and Social Connectivity is very important to succeed. You have to Party with the important people and become an influencer. that will truly put you on a stage! :)
But all my breakthrough ideas came from waiting for them naturally, but you may argue that I was being creative regularly as I always think deeply and freely about stuff all the time.... well nvm then. But I never force myself though.
Creativity is the ability to take disparate parts of unrelated things and combine them into something new and unique. Nothing is ever created from a void, creativity is theft.
hmm Chuck Close is technically really great but most definitely one of the least inspiring artists out there.His works lack complete imagination and so he justifies it by saying inspiration is for amateurs.. He just uses his tools masterfully to create a copy of reality. I wouldn't consider that creative because it is almost the same of what a machine can do. So in that sense the argument of the schedule is not to be taken as 'too 'valid. However for sure you need to put in the work, but it has to be a balance
Creativity specially in art is DEAD. if you're an artist you will be starve to death before you reach 25 so get over it and start looking for other job
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⏱ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Introduction
0:53 - 1. Give Yourself Permission to Create Junk
3:28 - 2. Make New Connections with Old Ideas
4:27 - 3. Always Look for the Things That Will Connect
5:29 - 4. Force Yourself to Create Consistently
7:03 - 5. Constraints Are Not the Enemy
8:57 - 6. Be Productive - Give Your Idea the Opportunity to Live
Great job esp 1:43 War of Art quote
i think the reason why creativity is unfortunately becoming more and more rare is that there are too many distractions in life these days, an over abundance of things to consume. And when you are spending too much tine in consumption mode, you never develop those creative muscles and if you already built them, they will slowly wither away when not used.
Nah I think it’s because society at every point doesn’t value it enough. From a young age school teaches the importance of rules. EVERYTHING is rule based, even how they teach art is based on fitting things in boxes.
Then you go to work and again most of it is rules and putting things in boxes.
It’s why dyslexia is associated with creativity, it’s not because dyslexic people are born more creative they are born unable to think the way the system insists we all think. And have to be creative to survive.
Boredom is definitely a catalysis for creativity
For me I'm very busy creating that I don't spend my time with Socmeds. It's just mindset and self discipline if you want to be creative and productive.
Exactly Right
Truly speaking it's because we don't live in the present moment
This video actually provided some value on this topic instead of giving out general ideas most other sources do, like reading books, waking up early, meditate etc.
Glad to hear it!
@@TheArtofImprovement Great work. 💯
i've been working on a lot of music recently and i feel like they're all really bad and i'm losing faith in myself, wondering if i should give up... thank you for this video, we all need to give ourselves permission to create junk. this is exactly what i need, thank you so much.
u can do this ...don't give up!!
it's just the beginning
Dont give up, see music as business. and ask question .. who are u creating music for ? what is your music subject matter? Who are your customer meaning your fans ? what problem are u solving, EXAMPLE - listen to mary j blige what problem is are music solving? . what feeling do u get when listening to your favourite artist ? its about changing perspective Minas.
Creativity flourishes when one does what gives one pleasure, unmotivated by thought of an outside reward.
Underrated video! Hidden gem!
Agree! Hey, I’m thankful we at least found it :)
This hits close home. I've been trying to make a videogame for over a year and noticed I can only progress by working on it and failing on the process. Some weeks it makes me feel like sh*t because I keep looping on the same problems over and over, I get frustrated and instead of working I stop to think, but it never helps, the only way is to keep trying.
Keep on keepin' on:
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One important thing in gamedev is finishing your games! Make little ones and learn from them
You are everywhere i recognize your profile pic gl on your game
@@dajanacoric5495 Link?
@@dominikspieler5308 ??
I keep coming back to this video every few months, it's so true, all of it!!!
You absolutely have to give yourself an opportunity to come up with junk. I used to write down 10 ideas a day, 9 of them were pure trash, but it was worth it to get that 1 good idea!
this video is what i needed to hear, it feels like i have been stuck in a creative block for months, but creativity is my passion, it’s how i thrive so it’s obviously quite bothersome to feel like it’s so out of reach. this may be due to some mental health obstacles and a huge fear of failure i’m trying to overcome, but this video gives some good perspective, it reminds me that there’s ways to nourish my creative brain again and i can work through this with time
I thought of all the possibilities when I began creating art, composing music for videos, television, and movies, photography, and writing books. I never thought of my creativity as junk, because the finished product never existed before. I brought everything to light. Today I'm still creating.
I was surprised by the fact that I had meditated on these topics before this video and had the same conclusion with only different wording. And some of these even work in self-improvement if you reword them. 1. permission to fail 2. reiterate old thoughts based on new information 3. be open to combine all you know, art, physics, chemistry 4. force yourself to see things from a teachers perspective and contemplate how you would teach it to someone with limited theory. 5. the fewer unknowns you have in the process, the more accurate your prediction of the end result is. 6. goof around with any and all ideas. Jules Verne was the science fictionist of his time, and now his fiction is reality. Most scientific discoveries are by accident but with the ability to explain what has transpired, OR a really over the top idea that might not be in the realm of possibility but the even the dead end road might still have a few lessons to give.
I struggle balancing the old adage “doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is insanity” with the idea that you have to storm through failure after failure to get to something that is great.
Dudadius you’re making the assumption that you fail the same way but there’s many ways to fail. As long as you try something slightly different each time, then you aren’t insane because doing a different thing doesn’t necessarily guarantee success.
This was a great video with some good insights. A lot of thi, I already "know". Even so, the quotes your provide are reinforcing the concepts. Your video serves as a reminder to practice these concepts.
6:48 "...if you hang in there, you will get somewhere"
This is the video that helped my career as of today. Thank you 🙏 I got to go create right now
Quantity breeds quality....THANK YOU! I needed to hear this!!!
Excellent as always and much needed as I struggle to finish a non=fiction book! Thank you!
I love this channel man
This reminds me of the Warren Buffett method of goal-setting. Make a list of 10 things you want to achieve in the next . Rank them by importance/feasibility. Remove the bottom seven and forget about them, because you can't achieve that many things at the same time. Focus on the top 3 and formulate a plan to accomplish your goals. Letting go of those bottom 7 things, even though they are important to you, is the "what you don't put in your art is what matters" section of this video.
Another brilliant piece.
Love you Sir!
This really spoke to me, thanks for this great vid. Creating is a continual process 👍🏻
Thank you so much! This is indeed very helpful. Keep on creating more videos! Congratulations to you.
Creative wins and losses I accept both gracefully and with the highest of humility !
"The only things ORIGINAL are your mistakes" 99% of great work happened accidently.
Like you, because you're great, but also an accident.
Nope
@@objetivista686 "If you didnt know, now you know"
@@MrFrank107 99% of great work happened by... casuality?? And about 1% which didnt??
@@objetivista686 Not talking about 'great work' specifically, I'm only referencing 'originality' If you set out to be 'original' you fail right out of the gate. etc
Thank you so much for this video. Yes we have to give ourselves permission fail. God bless you for this content.
The concept of just producing and daring to fail resonates with me especially. :) thanks for sharing.
Great video! I found your discussion on the need to think like a professional in order to create great work to be extremely valuable. I will definitely be taking this advice to heart and working towards becoming a more professional and confident creator. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
Thank you so much, I really needed this! ❤❤❤
Perfect for me and my place presently. I better get to moving on my junk so I can get to the good works. Jump in, let's go!
I love this.." quantity Breeds QUALITY"
Infinite possiblities is like staring into the sun. I love it. Not practical, but awesome.
mostly the problem begins with how we operationally DEFINE creativity. it must start there
Pretty spot on video, I wish I would've seen this two years ago... :)
Great video!
Genius analysis. Thank you for uploading.
Genius analysis. Thank you for uploading.
Great video!!! So clear. Looove the drawings!!! Beautiful. Keep up the good work ❤️
Beatle Paul created Junk and it is a beautiful song!
2:26 "The professional blows critics off" - Yep that about sums up the reality of life folks
😊
Green eggs and ham I am
Thank you very much Adam🙏🏻🙏🏻
Wonderfully done! Thank you!
Good advice!
Creativity = the result of resiliency
Pretty spot on, I think you still need considerable level of IQ and concentration to rise above most.
concentration can be improved so can iq to some degree.
I love your content dude!
Be prolific, not perfect. In the words of a well known sports apparel company: Just Do It. :)
This is actually a good video.
Love your channel and info shared. I will definitely attempt one a item 2-3 times a week, one a day if I can. Just to start the engine... thank you for the reminder.
This video makes a lot of good points, but the conclusion is incomplete IMO. "Quantity breeds Quality" is not the full story. Quantity helps you find the seed of something awesome, but once you find that seed, you don't instantly have something of quality. Quality requires pausing your quantity mindset and turning toward a more nurturing and explorative mindset in order to grow that seed into something of high quality. It requires a lot of hard work and dedication. Many people skip this step and ship the seed, or a half-watered seed, instead of truly polishing it into something great after it has been discovered. But you can't just polish the first thing you encounter, so the quantity step at the start is also very important.
Practice may not necessarily equate to becoming perfect, but it does make progress.
But without practice there will be no progress at all
The quality of the practice is important too.
Idk I think my idea goes against some of this, but usually I put aside my ego, my conscious mind aside, to let more abstract ideas flow. More often than not, it usually produces shit, but I sometimes get songs, lyrics or poems that are pretty good in my mind and I keep them. Idk if this helps anyone, but I know you've got this :)))
Really good stuff here
This was great information. Very helpful thank you.
Great work 🥳 Thank you 💜
I any creative endeavor, you have to give your self
Excellent video!!!👏👏👏💥💯
It was very informative.thank you😊🙏
This is really motivating, for all the people that think that have to be a genius to be a man of value! thats not true and if it is it i dont thing that has any value on it, innovations is in hand of common not innovative in common, and as there are muscle men and overly sexy women would be an stigma of exaggereted intelligence for own value.
dont give up!! and be an autodidact, shit maybe an idea you have can change the world.
This is great! thx!
Such a great video. I’m really greatful
Helpful I am trying to reprogram my brain since school kind of put it in the box lol so I will use these tips and work hard
THANK YOU FOR THIS :))
I LOVE your videos 🌞🙂
The truth I needed to hear 😩
I love this one💓
Whenever I work on an art peice I do like a minimum of 5 drawings and either pick the good bits out or just edit the same drawing over and over till I like it lol.
Resisting all criticism is dumb, this will lead to delusional thinking and narcissism. You have to be your own critic, only allow the very best through the creative process and nothing less.
thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuu
great video, what software is used to creative this ? thanks
artofimprovement.co.uk/approved-resources/
On creating junk, it's always been my opinion that you have to start somewhere; you will accomplish nothing by doing nothing.
0:16 as far as I'm concerned research suggests the exact opposite...
There is world of difference between _Creative Junk_ and _Creative Genius_
Throwing paint at a canvas is not creative. Having the skill to paint a _Mona Lisa_ is.
The difference is having the *intelligence to identify a good idea* and ability to make it happen.
It's easy to be a Creative Genius all you need is Intelligence, Inquisitiveness, Intuition, Analytical Thinking, Vast Knowledge, Practical Skills, Belief and Persistence.
In other words DAMM HARD WORK and LUCK
@@merlinidlehands3302 : Not Luck ... Vision / Good Idea.
Many people have a Good Idea ... Few have the skill and persistence to make it happen
Picasso was married into an Aristocratic Family - Nepotism
Beethoven and Mozzart catered specifically to the Imperial folks ( kind and queen I guess)
Warhol also wooed and seduced the Millionaires and so did Dali in NY.
So more than just Artistic Excellence - Social Skills and Social Connectivity is very important to succeed. You have to Party with the important people and become an influencer. that will truly put you on a stage! :)
or under it lol
It's sort of like smithing, the more you craft the better you get at crafting.
I am trying to re imagine the power rangers as Japanese Shinto gods
😂
i like to watch your ads
I’m hired today from them
But all my breakthrough ideas came from waiting for them naturally, but you may argue that I was being creative regularly as I always think deeply and freely about stuff all the time.... well nvm then. But I never force myself though.
POV: Being artistic doesn't always mean creativity.
You can't learn creativity it's just born with
Stick to the "shed ule"
His thinking about infinite possibility versus boundaries is garbled.
Please be mindful of terms such as "genius" and the example of Musk....
Jordan Peterson on creativity not everybody is creative so is intelligence
Thinking comes from the poor people ..my mom's wise words .
Samuel Beckett practice harder and fail better
Why does he say shedule? You mean schedule! Lol
“Shedule” is the British pronunciation.
It's like if I want to eat a banana and there's a monkey on the banana tree I'll throw him an Apple and he will throw me a banana sounds right to me
U forgot one. cry
Creativity is the ability to take disparate parts of unrelated things and combine them into something new and unique. Nothing is ever created from a void, creativity is theft.
😂
Early
hmm Chuck Close is technically really great but most definitely one of the least inspiring artists out there.His works lack complete imagination and so he justifies it by saying inspiration is for amateurs.. He just uses his tools masterfully to create a copy of reality. I wouldn't consider that creative because it is almost the same of what a machine can do. So in that sense the argument of the schedule is not to be taken as 'too 'valid. However for sure you need to put in the work, but it has to be a balance
Creativity specially in art is DEAD. if you're an artist you will be starve to death before you reach 25 so get over it and start looking for other job
If every artist just gave up, there would be no art at all.
shhhheduale. Skeduale
stick to the shedule!!!!!
He uses the British pronunciation.