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Design thyself learning #2
Visualization is key. Tonight I practiced unclenching my mind. I visualize it as a muscle that has been clenched far too long and which needs to relax. Some fair progress in the first 5 mins. I let my thoughts flow over my mind like water, letting them slip through and trying not to attach to them.
We are not our thoughts. Remember that. You are much more than that.
Microactions
Am resetting the goalposts for success, thanks to a fellow #designthyself student! It's time to resort to microactions.
Therefore, success for me now does NOT equal "meditating well". Success now = simply sitting down and trying. If I can just get myself to make the time in my schedule every day, even if I just sit there and worry, I'll call that success for now!
“Nothing has happened in the past; it happened in the Now. Nothing will ever happen in the future; it will happen in the Now.”
Ekhart Tolle, The Power of Now
Failing at Meditaton Learning #1
It helps to try to relax your mind as if you are relaxing your eyes, the way that you do when you try to make yourself cross eyed! It sounds weird, but I relax my mind like that, and it helps!
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Design Thyself - The Start
Well, it is by now apparent that I am not very good at doing the things I say I'm going to on this blog!
#DesignThyself applies design thinking and theory to oneself and one's own development to form new habits. My project is to attempt to build a habit in something I've always failed to make stick - meditation. To me it is an excersize in perpetual failure, which is hard to stomach on a regular basis. We tend to avoid experiences that make us feel weak, and meditating makes me feel like I am constantly failing. Why, then, put myself through it? I truly believe building this habit will make me stronger, more capable and more peaceful.
We shall see what happens....
“Motivation is easy. Inspiration, on the other hand, is a tougher beast. It has to be nurtured, molded, left alone, brought back to life, wrestled with, caressed, fussed over… all of that and more.”
Sheena Matheiken
"...a covert photo project created as a commentary on corporate drudgery. The Working Dead was conceived and executed over a weekend with my partner in crime James Graf, while we worked (like zombies) at a New York agency. We collected photos of agency staff feigning mysterious deaths in curious locations within the agency." - Sheena Matheiken
http://matheiken.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cat.jpg
backlit.
stuck in the dark. experimenting with low light
If I know anything, I know that to do something well means you have to do it a lot. You have to train. You have to absorb technique in order to transcend it. And you have to forgive yourself for failing to achieve it absolutely, constantly. You have to take the long view and trust that you will get better, that your understanding will grow, that there is a process to all the things that matter most in life, and that the best things are difficult. Difficult is good.
Meg Howrey (via Vogue)
Cool things today...on creative pressure
"Creativity", like the words "strategy" and "design", is pretty hot. It's also fairly vague. Where does it come from?
Two perspectives that resonate with me....
Elizabeth Gilbert's amazing TED speech on creativity, 'the muse', and the pressure all creatives feel to produce...
Anais Nin on "Why Emotional Excess is Essential to Writing & Creativity", courtesy of Brain Pickings...
1 cool thing today...best practices for ipad apps
This was a pretty useful video from the MoDevUX Conference in DC on key do's and don'ts for the iPad user experience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yOwsSIOcl8&feature=relmfu
1 cool thing today....52 weeks 52 projects
An ambitious undertaking by a designer who wants to reinvigorate his design muscles - some cool stuff here! Check it out: daydreamsandnightschemes.com
1 cool thing today...time saving tips for designers
As always, smashing magazine is a great resource on all things design. This time they provide 20 time saving tips to speed up your workflow. While it's a fairly dated article, it's still a worthwhile read, especially if you are just beginning your foray into design.
She caught my eye while waiting on her bike
At the motorcycle show...