The weekly Medium Edition newsletter highlighted a story on creativity that actually resonated with me. This is weird, because the bulk of stories they link are fine, but never strike a particular chord in me. I like to think I am a creative person, so perhaps I was more open to this piece.
Here it is:
“Not a day without a line”–The gentle discipline of drawing every day
The thesis is pretty simple: Draw a line every day. Don’t try to do more, don’t try to be perfect, just do a line, every day (or write a sentence every day or throw some clay, or whatever your creative pursuit happens to be). Emphasize quantity over quality and develop your skills without pressure to produce great art every time you sit down (or stand at your fancy sit/stand desk).
And I like that. I’m totally drawing a line today. I have been line-deficient for a few weeks now and it’s time to make amends. Or draw amends. Draw an amending line.
I’ll post the results later.
