The new way of operating
1. You don't have to be a genius
2. Think process. Not product
3. Share something small every day
4. Open up your cabinet of curiosities
5. Tell good stories
6. Teach what you know
7. Don't turn into human spam
8. Learn to take a punch
9. Sell out
10. Stick around (查看原文)
Try it: Start reading the obituaries every morning. Take inspiration from the people who muddled through life before you -- they all started out as amateurs, and they got where they were going by making do with what they were given, and having the guts to put themselves out there. Follow their example. (查看原文)
A lot of us go about our work and feel like we have nothing to show for it at the end of the day. But whatever the nature of your work, there is an art to what you do, and there are people who would be interested in that art, if only you presented it to them in the right way. (查看原文)
Take a lot of photographs of your work at different stages in your process. Shoot video of you working. This isn't about making art, it's about simply keeping track of what's going on around you. (查看原文)
If you are in the middle of executing a project, write about your methods or share works in progress. If you've just completed a project, show the final product, share scraps from the cutting-room floor, or write about what you learned. If you have lots of projects out into the world, you can report on how they're doing -- you can tell stories about how people are interacting with your work. (查看原文)
Dan Harmon's story circle.
1. A character is in a zone of comfort
2. But they want something
3. They enter an unfamiliar situation
4. adapt to it
5. get what they wanted
6. pay a heavy price for it
7. return to their familiar situation
8. having changed
1. 又回到1 (查看原文)
Everybody loves a good story, but good storytelling doesn't come easy to everybody. It's a skill that takes a lifetime to master. So study the great stories and then go find some of your own. Your stories will get better the more you tell them. (查看原文)
Be ambitious. Keep yourself busy. Think bigger. Expand your audience. Don't hobble yourself in the name of "keeping it real", or "not selling out". Try new things. If an opportunity comes along that will allow you to do more of the kind of work you want to do, say Yes. If an opportunity comes along that would mean more money, but less of the kind of work you want todo, say No. (查看原文)
