Slow brains

Slow brains mmmmmm I gotta do some pushups to get it goin. Slow is fine, but I wanna move.

Also, art is easiest to do when you feel good. Anything is easiest to do when you feel good.

Considering getting a game for nintendo switch, but difficult to justify when I could make art instead. Maybe I’m grappling with when to NOT make art. Best not overthinK and just do what I want to do. Oh ya, that was a thought I had last night—the magic and SIZE of art when I first was getting really into it as a kid. The AWE! It’s very interesting to learn and master certain skills. I’m not a master at anything, but the mountain to overcome with every project becomes more matter-of-course, and less so the mystical journey getting lost in the weeds that cover the mountain. I am still in awe when two parts of music intertwine and create something new like magic. But having experienced the process before, like a scientist, I have accurate foresight. The equations hold true. So the magic comes in experimentation for me. Exploring something new. The cool part is that there is a decision made every moment which is an opportunity to consider something new. Whether or not these decisions are conscious or not, the opportunity is there with every move. So I think that is the essence of “beginner’s magic”: when everything is new, you are tasked to consider every single detail, because you have no perspective on what’s of great or little importance to the process.

And the details that become important are subjective, too.

Beginner’s magic in the creative process is also amazing, because in order to simply finish something, you may overlook important details which will yield something unique.

I feel like I want to regress as much as progress. Regressing intellectually—releasing what I’ve learned and not relying on habits or patterns to get me through a creative project. You’ll notice prolific artists, or even studio engineers, will find their style and stick to it. This interests me. Of course everyone has their preferences, but abiding by a single process will yield the same result every time. We need the NEW. Ok later, peace. Thanks for letting me warm up my brain and talk things out, homie.