Lazy Creatives

I’m fascinated by us “lazy creatives.” We dive so deep into planning that we never actually create. We research endlessly. Buy the perfect tools. Watch countless tutorials.

Right now I’m guilty of this with music. I’m setting up the perfect Ableton Live set. Buying gear. Watching performance videos. Even coding custom tools to make it “better.”

Have I made any actual music yet? Nope.

Bad art teaches you more than perfect planning ever will.

Here’s the truth though: Bad art teaches you more than perfect planning ever will.

Maybe instead of trying to get everything right we should just create something terrible on purpose. Make that awful track. Write that horrible story. Take those bad photos.

Because really. What’s braver? Having the perfect plan or actually making something?