Because my brother does! So... basically, he's the uncool one, but I'm going to cherrypick all the creativity cred and chuck a duce before anyone realizes what actually happened...
CLIFF(bar) NOTES (paraphrasing):
"I'm not
interested in conquering fear. Fear protects us. But fear doesn't
know the difference between a genuinely dangerous situation and a
creative endeavor because creativity is such a new part of our brains."
Talk
to your fear--"So, thanks for coming along, I know how vitally
important you are to my safety, but we don't need you on this one."
Originality
vs. Authenticity --"It may have been done before, but it has not been
done by YOU. There are no new stories to tell. They've all been told
before. We're just borrowing from each other. But the humanity in an
authentic piece of creation is what moves our hearts."
"Helping
people is a side effect of creativity, and ALL HELP IS A SIDE EFFECT OF
LOVE. Love where you are, what you're doing, and you'll start
radiating, and making everyone better around you. That's the best thing
that you can do for your community."
"Don't murder
your creativity by insisting that it will pay the bills. We're all
adults here. Let's be honest that if you try really hard at something,
it doesn't mean that you're going to get everything that you've been
dreaming about."
"Perfectionism is a serial killer. True perfectionist don't even start."
"Done is better than good. what will make you finish things is not discipline, but self-forgiveness."
"When
did inspiration promise you anything other than dancing with it for a
while? There's no better thing to do in life than to say yes to that
invitation."
"Your project is not a human baby. If
anything, you're your own project's baby. That's why you have to let
your creativity out, because it has you as a project, it's building you, it's creating you."
Or... you could just watch it yourself. Please do.
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