The Creative Weirdo

#008 Stop Trying to Make Your Masterpiece w/ Jesse Sussman

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:09:25 GMT

Topics covered include:

How to roll with the punches of the creative process
Finding a balance between logic and creativity
Why you should stop trying to make your masterpiece
Learning to trust your decision-making
Managing the perfectionist tendencies that hold back creativity
Using your unconscious to fuel creativity
Why it's ok to be f****d up
How to create safety so that you can express your creativity
Getting from self hate to self love

Books mentioned:

Love yourself like your life depends on it by Kamal Ravikant

Compassion and Self Hate by Theodore Rubin

Follow Jesse

Jesse's Instagram: @jesse.sussman

Jesse's Newsletter: www.jessesussman.studio/newsletter

Other notes

If you'd like to read more about my experience with burnout and some of the reflections that came out of it, you can check out my blog here

If you're currently struggling with any of the issues we discuss in this episode the most important thing is to know that you are not alone. The best thing you can do is talk to somebody - whether it's with a friend, family member or therapist. You can also write to me at contact@tomcrate.me.

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#007 The Stoic Entrepreneur w/ Dominik Orfanus

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:28:06 GMT

Topics covered include:

The relationship between success and failure
Stoicism
How Dominik filters his ideas and decides which ones to execute
Why and how to seek out feedback
A clients perspective on working with designers
Methods for clarifying your thinking
How to use your inner critic to your advantage

Links:

Mark Manson - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck

Ryan Holiday - The Obstacle is the Way

Micheal Singer - The Surrender Experiment

Gino Wickman - Traction

6 Thinking Hats

Getting Things Done

Entrepreneurial Operating System

Connect with Dominik on Linkedin

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#006: Follow Your Fear w/Jay Sukow

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:11:48 GMT

Jay has been teaching and performing improv and sketch comedy all over the world for over 25 years. During that time he has trained with the likes of Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell and Jon Favreau.

Topics covered include:

The magical power of "Yes and..."
Finding flow
The importance of failure
How fear can set you free
Dealing with imposter syndrome
Practical tips for managing anxiety

Find out more about Jay:

Jay's personal website

Jay's company

Jay on YouTube

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#005: Resilience through creativity w/Nik Hill

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:22:35 GMT

Nik is the founder and director of creative studio Twenty Third C.

We talk about Nik's route into motion design from making legos as a kid to graffiti to getting his first break in London and eventually starting his own studio.

There's loads of inspiration here for anyone who's looking to carve out a path in motion design. One of my biggest takeaways from this conversation was how Nik has applied creativity not just to his design work but to his career as a whole - Rolling with the inevitable ups and downs and staying true to his passion to keep in touch with inspiration

You can find out more about Nik at Nikill.com or his studio site twentythirdc.com on instagram @__nikhill__ and @23rdc

Topics covered:

Transitioning from a physical work space to remote
Pros and cons of freelance vs in house as a motion designer
Launching a motion design studio
Nik's childhood interests and how it led him into motion design
The importance of asking for help
How to Build resilience in uncertain times
Tapping into success and creativity by following intuition

#004: Risk = growth w/ Javier Benitez

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 06:24:58 GMT

In this conversation we touched on (among other things):

- dealing with insecurity in your creative work

- The importance of seeking new challenges

- learning through failure

- how to avoid stagnation and stay creative

- finding your audience

Javier's Artstation classes: https://www.artstation.com/learning/instructors/Javier-Benitez

Project Foster Devlog: https://www.projectfostergame.com/

Javier's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/artofjavi

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#003: Finding mental freedom w/ Alex Mathers

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 06:23:54 GMT

Alex's website: www.alexmathers.net

His book, Illusory: Master your thoughts, and discover mental freedom: https://amzn.to/38pvwkb

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#002: Truth, love and motion design w/ Chris Bahry

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:41:27 GMT

In this conversation we explored Chris's childhood influences and how the seeds were sown for the creation of Tendril. You'll also get to hear some of Chris's thoughts on finding and developing your creative voice, the future of visual culture and much, much more

Some of the themes covered in this episode include:

The importance of curiosity to creative work
How diversity feeds creativity
Finding your voice
Staying true to your vision
Cryptoart
Consciousness
The upsides of pandemic

To find out more about Tendril check out tendril.ca

#tendrilchris on Instagram

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#001: The Creative Weirdo - Introduction

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:02:04 GMT

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