Everybody want to be creative. It doesn’t
matter if you are an accountant, a lawyer, a teacher or an artist. We all
benefit from creativity, and in my search for a better creative life, I’ve
noticed that creativity is something we can cultivate, like exercising a
muscle.
There are many ways to do that. From
reading books, watching movies, going for a walk or, if you are more like me, you
can find challenges on the internet that will make you accountable for your
creative workout.
There are many challenges, like @Sketch_Dailies
on Twitter or the Character design challenge by http://characterdesignreferences.com/
But for me I needed something simple, with no
pressure and fun. So after browsing the web for a while and trying other
challenges, I came across Boost
Your Creativity: The Random Word Doodle Workout on
Skillshare (I swear I don’t work for them). It’s great for everybody, you don’t
have to draw professionally and it´s fun. Besides the actual doodling part, I
liked that sharing our work is very encouraged.
The first day, when I was done doodling, I
was about to close my sketchbook and not show anyone my horrible doodle. But
then I remembered a quote by Joseph Chilton Pearse “To live a creative life, we
must lose our fear of being wrong”. I couldn’t agree more so I shared it and
all the ones I’ve made so far, no matter how ugly they are.
Which brings me to the second part of the
post. I was browsing in my Kindle library and came across a book I got and
never got around reading it. The tittle was just perfect for this sharing work
situation “Show your work!” By Austin Kleon. I read it in a couple of days and
I recommend you do too.
It’s funny how we tend to find what we need as we go through life…
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