Are you working the Monday before Christmas, which awkwardly falls in the middle of the week this year? I’m sure your mind is wandering from work anyway, so here’s some lunch break goodness to help you take your mind off the hustle & bustle.
Ever feel like the really successful artists, writers, & hyper creative people have some hard mental ish going on? Scientific American takes up that common misconception & shares the real link between mental illness & creativity: “It seems that the key to creative cognition is opening up the flood gates and letting in as much information as possible. Because you never know: sometimes the most bizarre associations can turn into the most productively creative ideas.”
This is a really great reminder, especially during this season when baked goods & other deliciousness abounds: What People Really Look Like
Soon after I signed up for a Skillshare calligraphy class, I found this. What a rad idea. Plus her lettering style is brilliant. I’m super tempted to try this in the new year: Modern Day Snail Mail
I don’t have a daughter (yet?), but if I did, I’d want to teach her all of these things, too. Except the bit about Springsteen, maybe: 34 Things I’ve Learned in Life That I Want to Tell My Daughter
Elizabeth Gilbert had a significant writing life before Eat, Pray, Love. This interview makes me want her to adopt me as a mentee. She’s got so much wisdom regarding working cycles, creative blocks, and straight up hard work: Here’s How Elizabeth Gilbert Writes
And, perhaps my favorite of the bunch, Erin Loechner kills it yet again. This one writes in such a way that I feel she’s crawled inside my soul & spent some time there before coming back out and addressing what ails me. This time, it boils down to the fact that we are all so much more than who we are online. We are complex souls with stories, and we choose to share or not share certain pieces of our lives in a very public sphere. I’m not even on the radar compared to the audience Erin has, but these are questions I ponder daily and I’m so grateful she shared this: Life as a Blogger
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