The importance of non-attachment in creative endeavours (especially if you’re low on energy)
If you’re low on energy there’s often a (completely understandable) urge to hold very tightly to creative dreams and ambitions, to invest a whole bunch of hope in the one or two creative endeavours that limited time and energy allows you to do.
Why perseverance is so important for creative success
I’ve been struck down with a nasty stomach bug this week and consequently have been spending a lot of time in the littlest room in the house! It’s not all bad news, one of the upside is that I’ve had a lot of time for reading (both in and out of the littlest room!).
Just do it. Advice for anyone with limited energy who wants to get creative stuff done.
It’s all to easy, especially when we’re low on energy or time, to spend many hours thinking about what we’d like to do, rather than doing it. I think that this is especially true for creative work.
Recharging my creative batteries with a “Day Away”
If you read my Twitter updates you’ll know that on Tuesday I decided to follow some of my own advice and take a “Day Away.”
Start to Draw Your Life is now available as a free eBook to download
If you’re a regular reader here you’ll probably remember that last year I released a couple of little booklets, Start to Draw Your Life and 75 Ways to Draw More as a sort of DIY publishing experiment. Both were downloadable via Flickr to print out and make at home. Today I’m releasing an updated version of both books as a combined free eBook to download.
Why focus is so important if you want to be creative but are low on energy
If you’re someone who has limited energy, it’s all too easy to let your creative ambitions slide. There are plenty of life’s day to day activities that, if we let them, can easily take up all our limited time or energy. If you want to lead a creative life, or even make your living from your creative endeavours, then you’ll need to learn to focus on and prioritise your important work.
10 ideas for ways to be kinder to yourself (and increase your creative output)
It’s not always easy to remember to treat ourselves kindly. Let’s face it, during a busy day, or on a day when we’re just not feeling 100% it’s not always easy to remember to be kind to others, let alone ourselves.
Podcast catch-up
I’m back home from my dog sitting and slowly getting back into my more usual routine. Actually, what I’m trying to do is to maintain some of the relaxed (but still productive) routine of the last two weeks. Time will tell if I manage it. I’ve a couple of micro-podcasts that I haven’t posted to more »
10 ways to just get on with your important work despite being tired or having limited time!
My two weeks of dog sitting is nearing an end. I’ve had a lovely, simple time. If you’ve been reading my blog and listening to my podcasts over the last couple of weeks you’ll know that I deliberately came away with very little…
10 reasons to just do something creative and not care about the result
I often get emails from people asking me about the best way to start drawing. My answer is always just pick up a pen (not a pencil!) and just start. The same goes for just abut anything you’d love to try, but just don’t know how (or are too scared?) to try.
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I'm Michael Nobbs, an artist, blogger and tea drinker (not necessarily in that order).
I'd like to show you that it is possible to stay creative even when energy is in short supply, and how working on small creative acts on a regular basis can build over time into a substantial body of work (and even a creative career).
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