From the Inspirational Thought Unit
Recently I spoke at the ASU Institute of Religion on my tenets of creativity.
One of the tenets is understanding the difference between urgency and importance.
The problem with making art is its low urgency but high importance. That's why it's so hard to finish our personal work.
Think about this as you're planning out your week. Make sure to leave some time for those important, but not urgent things in your life.
One hack I've found to incorporate some urgency into the art making is to set a deadline for yourself that's linked to an actual event, like a convention/trade show, a holiday/birthday, or a kickstarter/shop launch date.
This points back to the Algebra of Creativity I wrote about last month and one of the key elements of creativity is accountability. Being accountable to someone other than yourself is one of the best ways to bring some genuine urgency into our art making.
-Jake
