Gaping Void: How To Be Creative

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    The second, more subtle and profound advantage is: that by scuppering all hope of worldly and social betterment from the creative act, you are finally left with only one question to answer:
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    Do you make this damn thing exist or not?
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    And once you can answer that truthfully to yourself, the rest is easy.
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    <br /> He hasn&#8217;t included two of the newer posts in the series, <a href="http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/000906.html">Where To Draw The Red Line</a> and <a href="http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/000905.html">Dying Young Is Overrated</a>, in the table of contents yet. Make sure to read those as well.
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    There&#8217;s nothing mindblowingly original in his thoughts, but the way that they are expressed makes the ideas really stick. Must read stuff for anyone who is trying to create things just because.
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    I would add one point, although it goes slightly against his &#8220;Ignore Everybody&#8221; theory. Find people who are creative, especially in ways that are different than your interests, and hang out with them. You don&#8217;t need to ask them for advice, or to try to emulate them. It&#8217;s inspiring just being around people who are creative, and who can serve as examples for you of how great it is to do the thing that let&#8217;s you achieve flow. Enough of my blathering, go check out the posts!
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