From the Inspirational Thought Unit
In 2021 I let some fear and uncertainty guide my decisions. I pulled creative punches. I took the safe route. By no means did I have an unproductive year, I just look at what I worked on and it was a bunch of things that had low risk low reward, or low-risk medium reward. They were all things that leaned on lessons I've already learned. While it was a safe year, there wasn't a ton of growth.
Maybe I just needed a year to regroup and huddle?
The thing is, there's an amount of uncertainty that is needed to be an independent creator.
The book Art and Fear puts it nicely:
Uncertainty is the essential, inevitable and all-pervasive companion to your desire to make art. And tolerance for uncertainty is the pre-requisite to succeeding.
I have no idea what 2022 will bring. I'm optimistic for this year, but even though I've made plans it's the wild card draw that gets you. That said, 2022 is going to be an exercise in embracing uncertainty for me. I have a little post it note in front of my desk reminding me to have a bias towards action. To remind me to step out of the comfort of researching, developing, planning, and wade into the cold uncertain waters of MAKING.That's all for this week. Thank you for reading this newsletter and hope you have a great weekend!
-Jake