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Sustainably Creative by Michael Nobbs

Little and Often

A reminder about the usefulness of limits


LimitsBy the time you read this I will probably have passed through airport security and will be en route to Spain to celebrate New Year with some friends. 

I haven’t flown for quite some while and wasn’t aware of the security measure that means all liquids and potions that come along on holiday with us need to fit into a VERY small clear plastic bag. I’ve spend quite a bit of time getting everything to fit! Moreover, because I’m travelling light and only taking hand luggage I’ve had to make very careful choices about what else to pack. 

Packing like this has reminded me just how useful limits are in our creative life too, and I’m chatting about that in the One Thing Today Podcast below. 

The One Thing Today podcast is sent out every weekday to Sustainably Creative members and provides a creative nudge to help listening find one small thing everyday to do to move their creative lives on a little. 

One Thing Today #164: Limits

In which Michael records the podcast en route to his New Year’s holiday in Spain and talks about the usefulness of limits in our creative endeavours. 

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  • Michael Nobbs

    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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