girl, wreckless

Adore this writing in its entirety, but inspired by this snippet. 

tylerhoehne:

1. Be forceful with yourself and clients about timelines: Even if having that tough conversation risks losing a gig, whats better in the long run; putting yourself though hell and coming up with something mediocre? Or letting the meaningless rush jobs pass on by and waiting for the projects that give you the flexibility to challenge yourself and attempt to make something amazing? I think you know the answer.

2. Get organized: Procrastination is cancer to creativity. Often, we have the time to dedicate to our work, but we blow it by managing our time poorly. I’ve found (and am still learning) that if I get my crap together, I am much more likely to get to work. And that my friends is a good thing. Make lists, write down ideas and keep them where you can find them, clean your work space…These are all things that will help maximize our time and make us better creators.

3. Actually establish a creative process: People talk about creative process’ like they talk about hipsters. Its all theories and stories…but in reality, very few people actually have a dialed process or have really seen a hipster. The thing about establishing a process is that you can cater it to what works for you. If you work better right after taking a walk outside, then build that into process, or if you have a really hard time jumping straight to your computer, then make a process where you start with a pen and paper. The important thing here is that we can not compromise our process because of a rush timeline. Again, the point is to create good work, not complete projects.

4. Get to work: A book titled “The War of Art” changed the way I think about my work. The author repeats time and time again that you just need to sit down and work. The discipline is key. The more focused time we actually sit and work, the better stuff we’ll make. One lesson I’m learning is that discipline begets discipline. I’ve tried to discipline myself in other areas in an attempt to be better at focused work time. Read a book every night, or exercise, do anything that you can discipline yourself in and I promise that when it comes to dedicating time to focus on your work, you’ll get better.

By no means is this an extensive list, but its a start, and its some thing I’ve been trying to apply and have had some mild success with.

Now go, create, and make some bitchin stuff.