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Little Things

Adam Ming
Feb 7
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Side A:

You can do small things to keep or build momentum.

For Example:

  • Add some of my newer work to your portfolio.

  • Achieve some older posts on Instagram.

  • Create a template that includes your signature.

  • Organize your photos into albums, and delete about 10000 photos.

  • Delete a bunch of email.

  • Delete some apps from my phone.

  • Tidy a shelf

  • Take a nap

  • Wash the dishes

  • Look out the window, really look.

And my favorite:

Write a list.

Side B:

“You are often most creative when you are least productive” - Austin Kleon

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Matt Abbott
Feb 8Liked by Adam Ming

I really like this Adam. I'm a big fan of Brad Warner - the Zen Buddhism teacher who talks about cleaning a messy room. At first the scale of the task can seem too daunting. But he says that by starting small - clearing the clutter off the bedside table; picking up the socks; making the bed can have an exponential impact. We won't notice the difference straight away, but simply the act of getting started (addressing the issues), has its own momentum. Likewise with drawing. If I never open my sketchbook, I'll never draw anything, but the minute I start scribbling, even if what comes out of the pen is no good, I have made a start. And eventually...

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