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# About
Title: [[Other/Obsidian Starter Vault(Second Brain)/Readwise 1/Articles/Creativity Faucet]]
Author: [[julian.com]]
Category: #articles
Number of Highlights: ==9==
Last Highlighted: *2021-12-12*
Readwise URL: https://readwise.io/bookreview/13204923
Source URL: https://www.julian.com/blog/creativity-faucet


# Highlights 
write out every bad idea that reflexively comes to mind. Instead of being self-critical and resisting these bad ideas, accept them  ^278319453

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Your work starts as a weak imitation.
You identify what makes the imitation weak.
You iterate on the imitation until it's original.  ^278319454

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Mozart had 600 musical compositions and Edison had 1093 patents. Only a few are remembered today, and that's the point  ^278319455

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Once the bad ideas are emptied, strong ideas begin to arrive.  ^278319456

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They simply treat the brain as a pipeline for entering a creative flowstate, and they never forget that the pipe needs clearing.  ^278319457

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They're not worrying whether clear water will eventually arrive.  ^278319458

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Visualize your creativity as a backed-up pipe of water. The first mile of piping is packed with wastewater. This wastewater must be emptied before the clear water arrives.  ^278319459

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there's no shortcut to achieving clarity other than first emptying the wastewater.  ^278319460

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Most creators never get past their wastewater. They resist their bad ideas.  ^278319461