Category: creativity

  • On missing a day

    On missing a day

    I like to think of my life as a ship that I steer.  My daily actions dictate its movements and, like all vehicles, it requires maintenance, care and sometimes repair.  The most important part of steering a ship is to make sure that it is moving.  You cannot dictate the direction of something that is…

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  • Minimalism and art

    Minimalism and art

    I just want to preface this post by saying that, although I’m talking about minimalism and art, I’m not talking about minimalism: the art movement.  I’m talking about the philosophy of minimalism and the topic of art.  Right.  Let’s go. Minimalism is a very personal thing and can have varying definitions depending on who you…

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  • Little strokes fell great oaks

    Little strokes fell great oaks

    We are well-accustomed to the concept that if, for whatever reason, we went back in time, we would have to tread lightly and act carefully in order to prevent big, scary changes in the future because we swatted a mosquito or looked at a dog weird or whatever.  This is a concept that we are…

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  • Ikigai/How to fall back in love with creating

    Ikigai/How to fall back in love with creating

    Ikigai is a Japanese tool used to work out what your life’s purpose might be.  The idea is that if you can find something that you love, are good at, can get paid for and is something that contributes to the greater good, then you will find something that will keep you content in all…

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