Category: Thoughts

Every new day is an opportunity to achieve something.

It doesn’t have to be a big something.

But all you need to do is make a step in the right direction.

Creative works are not meant for everyone. Shouldn’t be.

Good creative works, they may only appeal to a small percentage, those that “get” it. 

There’s broadly accepted “consumer” art. Which is also fine. In fact, those creators are probably making a lot of money off of their work. 

But auteurs – maybe only a very select few understand the product. 

And, maybe, that’s okay.

Social media. The wild west…

These communities are fictions. They are not real. And we shouldn’t treat them as such.

But, it’s come back to what parents used to ask their kids, so long ago, when more involvement was the norm:

“If all your friends were going to jump off a bridge, would you?”

Yeah, Mom. It certainly seems like we would.

When someone steps into the online communities of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter, what they’re seeing is people they look up to, or peers, in a performative exhibition.

Sometimes it’s apparent, but many times, not so much. Jealousy or anxiety may arise. And, to fit in, these users must also exhibit performative behavior. Which can lead to more anxiety, in a vicious cycle.

Slow and steady, they say.

Slowly. Very slowly.

It’s important not to get too far ahead of yourself, lest you trip yourself up.

When trust in the information landscape is eroded – specifically considering the way media has been demonized over the past several years – it then becomes impossible to trust what we’re hearing, reading, and seeing.

In fact, given the advances in technology, it is certainly difficult to tell what is real and what is not (okay, maybe not impossible, but there are some really good fakes out there).

We must reestablish trust in the media landscape.

It seems that we’re living in a time where it’s less about belonging where we are, and more about finding those anywhere else who have similar viewpoints to ours.

And what we’re missing, then, is actual connection.

How were we trained to want new things? Is it advertising? The feeling that we have to somehow keep up with others? Are we weighing our pleasure against the perceived pleasure of others?

Are we all just trying to keep up with the Joneses?

Every time a new project begins, there’s a special feeling about it.

Hold onto that feeling as long as you can. Remember, there’s so much that needs to get done, with so little time available to accomplish everything.

Just create.

The world needs creators.

Too many people want to destroy, or, more banally, just move things around.

Create. Create a lot. As much as you can.