Author: MAÔ

When you’re making something, it doesn’t have to better than everything else on the market.

It just needs to find the audience that likes it more than they alternatives.

It’s your job to make sure it’s good enough that you’d enjoy it.

I’ve mentioned before refiling the well What this means is, recharge!

Explore new things. Visit museums, read outside your usual genre, or take a class on something you find interesting.

See where it takes you.

Even now, in my adulthood, I’m amazed at how much I learn each and every day.

What I’ve realized is that once you stop learning, you’ve stopped growing.

The internet provides an incalculable resource for research and discovery. The cost, sometimes, is that we check our work before, during, and after, even in instances where it isn’t needed.

Trust your gut and create, then refine. You can look online at that point.

It’s come to the point where I’m more anti-social media than for it. Is there value in connection? Absolutely.

Is there danger in chasing that connection, especially via social media?

Absolutely.

The rush of the illusion isn’t worth the mental strain.

The onslaught of mental health issues among social media users seems to be evidence of such.

This is a constant struggle. In fact, I’m certain that I’ve posted these exact words in this blog before…

Making progress is a slow, tedious process. Baby steps. Each day, baby steps. If you can do more, then go for it.

But don’t force it. Don’t risk burn out. The world is waiting for what you bring to the table.

I was conversing with a collaborator, and he was frustrated over problems in his team. The discussion centered around issues being raised without any solutions presented.

His stance is, “Don’t bring me problems without solutions.”

Then this little nugget came into my life – No solutions. Only trade-offs.

I take it to mean that problems are perceived, not inherent. And there isn’t a way to solve one of them. Rather, it’s deciding on a course based on the merits of each possible path.

Each day, with each task, you’ll be amazed at how much you can accomplish. If you stick with it. Whatever it is.

Was just introduced to Cal Newport’s new book Slow Productivity. Haven’t delved in much, but was reminded of a sticky note that I used to have on my desk.

Are you being productive? Or just being busy.

I think about that now, a lot.

Nearly every project made needs investment. And films made by major studios are expensive.

Studios are businesses.

Businesses tend to be risk averse.

Why are so many studio films derivative? Because the prevailing logic is that those properties have their own audience already, and thus represent less risk.