Chapter 7 - Keep Going [Book Summary]
The 7th chapter suggested that You're allowed to change your mind.
Well, uncertainty is the very thing art thrives on. So, start each work not knowing exactly where you're going or where you'll end up.
That’s the only way to keep going and the only way to keep making art. Be open to possibility and allow yourself to be changed.
“I’m making explorations. I don’t know where they're going to take me.”
- Marshall McLuhan
Do some real thing. Be in an environment in which you can try out all sorts of ideas and not be judged for them.
The Internet, unfortunately, is no longer a safe place to do any kind of experimental thinking, particularly for someone with an audience or any kind of “brand”.
So, to change your mind, go off-brand, and offline is the best place to be off-brand.
Interact with people who don’t share your perspective.
Consider hanging out with those who aren’t like-minded as like-hearted. These are the people who are generous, kind, caring and thoughtful. They think about what you say, rather than just simply react.
And if you're having trouble people to think with, seek out the dead. Read old books. Just visit the past for a bit.
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