I’m often appalled at the sheer amount of power writers hold over their daily journal. When I did the Artist’s Way and the morning pages I could see myself shapeshifting every day with the stories I was feeding myself. Awareness is a double-edged sword isn’t it? Thank you for this piece. I’m going to go for a second sweep later on this week, you’ve given us so much to ponder.
I'm excited to see when you find to return. I've heard of the Artist's Way but never tried it myself, dyou think I might have a bit of fun just seeing where it might lead?
Oh! I’ve a few thoughts on this that might take a while to unravel beyond a comment. If you’d like the short answer: yes, absolutely. Given enough time to immerse and integrate the assignments, it’s incredibly potent and could change your life if you let it, or at least kickstart a new way of moving through creative work as a classic gateway experience. Doechii was an inspiring push with her YouTube series on TAW. Serious commitment though! Some people say they’ve outgrown it even before completing the program and moved on to Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act (tried this, which is another experience in and of itself).
For me, I feel like I could’ve dug deeper to flesh out every bit of practical work instructed by the weekly guides. Each week had specific creative activities that trained me to ritualize my practice. I pushed myself to go into the 12-week program twice last year which completely restructured my artist journey… in the process I may have found several through lines I’ve mostly spent prior years anxiously pacing and chewing my lips for in futile search of a breakthrough.
TLDR - [I believe] it’s worth a shot. I think this work evolves with you in a surprisingly delightful way if you allow it. Best to do with close friends and/or people online that you feel can share the space with openness and qualitative transparency (since lots of internal work and processing discussions may arise). I’m curious to see where you go from here. Your writing reeks of this sort of aliveness and movement that’s quite rare to come across nowadays. I’m open to sharing more in any case. Happy to help!
wow man beautiful work
Incredible writing here Nadav, your voice really shines in this piece. Great reading this hungover morning.
Please post something today so I can read it hungover tomorrow.
Hahaha I have some stuff on deck, can send something over
I’m often appalled at the sheer amount of power writers hold over their daily journal. When I did the Artist’s Way and the morning pages I could see myself shapeshifting every day with the stories I was feeding myself. Awareness is a double-edged sword isn’t it? Thank you for this piece. I’m going to go for a second sweep later on this week, you’ve given us so much to ponder.
I'm excited to see when you find to return. I've heard of the Artist's Way but never tried it myself, dyou think I might have a bit of fun just seeing where it might lead?
Oh! I’ve a few thoughts on this that might take a while to unravel beyond a comment. If you’d like the short answer: yes, absolutely. Given enough time to immerse and integrate the assignments, it’s incredibly potent and could change your life if you let it, or at least kickstart a new way of moving through creative work as a classic gateway experience. Doechii was an inspiring push with her YouTube series on TAW. Serious commitment though! Some people say they’ve outgrown it even before completing the program and moved on to Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act (tried this, which is another experience in and of itself).
For me, I feel like I could’ve dug deeper to flesh out every bit of practical work instructed by the weekly guides. Each week had specific creative activities that trained me to ritualize my practice. I pushed myself to go into the 12-week program twice last year which completely restructured my artist journey… in the process I may have found several through lines I’ve mostly spent prior years anxiously pacing and chewing my lips for in futile search of a breakthrough.
TLDR - [I believe] it’s worth a shot. I think this work evolves with you in a surprisingly delightful way if you allow it. Best to do with close friends and/or people online that you feel can share the space with openness and qualitative transparency (since lots of internal work and processing discussions may arise). I’m curious to see where you go from here. Your writing reeks of this sort of aliveness and movement that’s quite rare to come across nowadays. I’m open to sharing more in any case. Happy to help!
this is the most excellent thing that i read today
this is insanely well-written. i ate it whole. thanks for making me discover new sentences
beautiful writing or i have poor taste or both maybe
Terrific as always!
Dharma bums as a palate cleanser perhaps
Reading Peter Gay’s Style in History as a palate cleanser