Inneresting #105 - Get Out Of Your Own Way
When your image of The Creative Life prevents you from creating.
Worrying About Writing Isn’t Helping
Pushing Too Hard - Lawrence Yeo argues that measuring time in productivity inherently leads to burnout. Weike Wang examines the relationship between toxic pride in overworking yourself and being a child of immigrants.
Fear of Aging Out - Henry Oliver describes what prompted him to write a book about late bloomers.
Claiming Space for Your Work - Maria Brito focuses on sculptor Barbara Hepworth’s frequent “incubation periods” where she developed her ideas while attending to other tasks. Austin Kleon draws inspiration from parents making art between interruptions. Farnham Street looks at how to focus on work that moves you toward a goal. The developers of DropResponder share email templates for ways to say no.
Momentum Over Perfection - Oliver Burkeman uses Morning Pages to generate ideas. Ev Chapman suggests small ways to get at least some writing done every day.
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Previously on Inneresting…
In case you missed it, in last issue’s most clicked link Clare Thorp looks at how The Afterparty and other modern mysteries are reinventing the whodunnit.
Other Inneresting Things
Ryan Hockensmith attempts to answer the question “Is Tom Cruise good at running?”
In a recommendation from reader Andrew Heard, Simon Parkin explores who owns the likeness rights for Albert Einstein and other dead celebrities.
Play with Sliderland, a minimalist coding toy created by blinry.
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