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First of all, I'm ok. It's funny how when I post episodes about negative issues we deal with, people assume I'm going through something. I always have a few people who reach out to make sure I'm ok.
I'm fine.
However, I'm not always fine. None of us are. That's where creativity can actually help. But it's easy to forget that.
In this episode I run through 4 factors to keep in mind that can help us stay creative when the going gets tough.
And, as I mentioned in the episode, here's a link to Sunna's new project of music to Icelandic poetry: https://sunnagunnlaugs.bandcamp.com/album/stin-bjarts-nin-og-andskotans-bla-ri-f-lkinu
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Creativity is why I started Keep the Flow and launched this YouTube channel. How many subscribers I have, or don't have shouldn't have an influence on what I create, but it's hard not to notice when we have a video that performs well.
This week I go over my workflow, how I stay consistent, my struggles and potential perks to having a YouTube channel.
As a creator, I'm trying to make sense of why my video "What Got You Here Won't Get You There" did better than usual. Should I even be trying to analyze the success or just smile and get back to work?
https://youtu.be/hjeYYDlCF8g
😎 ABOUT ME:
Hi. I'm Scott McLemore, a drummer and composer living way up north in Iceland. I make Keep the Flow every week that look under the hood of the creative process to keep our creative engines humming.
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When we get so close to our creative work, we can lose perspective. It’s good to have someone who can take an unbiased look at your work. Sometimes we miss things that seem obvious to others. We all make mistakes. Allowing someone you trust to give you constructive criticism shouldn’t mean less confidence for you, just that you’re human.
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By becoming more intentional with something we do naturally, it can change the way we look at the world and how we create.
In this episode I take examples from Prince covering Radiohead, Steve Martin's book Born Standing Up and Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon.
BOOKS:
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Born Standing Up by Steve Martin https://amzn.to/3AyJXEr
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Hi. I'm Scott McLemore, a drummer and composer living way up north in Iceland. I make Keep the Flow every week that look under the hood of the creative process to keep our creative engines humming.
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We can sometimes get into endless debates with ourselves about the next step in our creative process. My own overthinking is usually based in fear or perfectionism and leads directly to inaction.
This week on Keep the Flow I get into how all creatives could learn a lot from improvisers and athletes. Learning to make decisions on the fly can get us over the hurdles we set up for ourselves.
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If you feel like you’ve been hovering around the same place in your creativity for longer than you would like; if you feel like your creative career has plateaued, this one’s for you.
This week on Keep the Flow we look at the idea of What Got You Here Won't Get You There as applied to creatives.
At the intersection of creativity and productivity, when we start to think of our creativity as a business sometimes what we ascribe to our success that has brought us to this point is maybe the wrong approach now or just not enough to get us to the next level in our careers.
If you feel open to talking about what 3 actions you think you should take to get out of the roundabout, please leave me a comment over on the YouTube version:
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Keep the Flow is hosted by Scott McLemore, a drummer and composer living way up north in Iceland. It looks under the hood of the creative process in order to keep our creative engines humming.
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What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith:
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Slow Productivity by Cal Newport:
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What happens when we change our perspective, when we flip the subject upside down, when we entertain the notion that things could be different?
This week on Keep the Flow we look at how artists and creators can flip the script on themselves and enrich their work and their authenticity.
How do you think about authenticity?
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If you’ve ever felt like you’re putting off creating because of something you think you need to do or buy first, this one’s for you.
This week on Keep the Flow I'm tackling the pitfall of putting off our creative pursuits because somehow we feel like the conditions are not ideal.
I'm using myself as an example since I'm away from home and trying to keep up with the podcast and YouTube channel while still being "on vacation" and spending time with my family. It's tricky, but I think I found a happy medium.
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Short but sweet. This was a quick 'n' dirty recording I did while visiting in Virginia.
We get into the idea of quitting a creative outlet. I tell the story of my brush with quitting, how I found my way back and ultimately how we, as creatives, need to figure out a way to function in this world that allows us to survive financially and thrive creatively.
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Bored? Good. This week on Keep the Flow we look at 3 ways we can leverage boredom to unleash our imagination, curiosity and hone our problem solving skills. Let's all get bored!
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Sacred Rest by Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD
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Mel Robbins Podcast with Dr. K
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If you ever feel like your self-worth is tied to your creative successes and failures, this episode is for you.
This week we explore the creative's ego, process vs. results, fixed vs. growth mindset and 5 ways to hop off the Ego-Coaster.™
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It can be easy to misplace your priorities and forget why we're even putting the time and energy into this whole creativity thing at all.
This week on Keep the Flow, I get into the big WHY behind all of our efforts and struggles. Do we need to create? Is necessity really the mother of invention and if so, should we not be asking invention - who's your daddy?
Examples from Charles and Ray Eames as well as my own work show us what some of the motivations are for all our efforts.
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This week on Keep the Flow, we get into the idea of being able to choose our thoughts as creative people.
Ideas are a kind of thought, so to get good at dealing with our ideas we have to get good at dealing with our thoughts. We look at the relationship between cognitive flexibility and brain plasticity and what impact our environment has on our mental bandwidth.
Put your thinking caps on.
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This week on Keep the Flow we get into the balancing act of hard skills vs. soft skills: knowing how to do a thing vs. knowing why we do the thing.
There are many ways to look at this equation as applied to creativity. Let's traverse the rabbit-hole together, shall we?
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So boring! But is repetition useful to creatives?
This week we get into how we can harness the power of repetition to make our ideas more impactful, digestible and manufacture expectations... which we can then defy.
(The photo is from inside Harpa in Reykjavik, showing the intricate pattern of Ólafur Elíasson's design.)
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In this episode I explore the idea of infusing ourselves into our creative work... and how to figure out who we actually are creatively?
Videos mentioned:
David Carson at Fabrica: https://youtu.be/KugSqW6FDRQ
John Cusak in Say Anything: https://youtu.be/Pvuv2sn5fDQ
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This week I get into the feeling of having lost our mojo. Why this happens. Can we prevent it? And what we can do to get it back.
Trigger warning: Episode mentions slow cooked pork.
Videos mentioned:
BBC - Mondrian with Jason Moran: https://youtu.be/05KLW-xsoxE
Netflix - Abstract with Christof Niemann: https://youtu.be/q_k8fVNzbGU
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This week I interview pianist, composer, teacher and Zen Buddhist priest, Ástvaldur Zenki Traustason. We talk about his approach to the internal critic, how Zen influences the way he plays and the role of humor in Zen Buddhism.
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https://www.zenki.is/
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Books recommended by Ástvaldur:
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
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Sacred Hymns by Keith Jarrett
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In this episode I get into the enormous question of "what do we want?" as creative people, the impact of social media and the importance of having a mission statement.
Links to relevant videos:
Jeff Goldblum on Colbert: https://youtu.be/hbnUGrtzcLc?si=ClyBQANHDCqM3TcL&t=173
David Bowie interview: https://youtu.be/JRtZc_Nmo5w?si=o8mZdIpLI5TggFVY
Jack Conte at SXSW: https://youtu.be/5zUndMfMInc?si=dluYbMpNoLbMsbjM
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In the 2nd interview of this podcast, I'm joined by Pat Rosario, known on Instagram as numberfoursofttaco.
She's an artist and printmaker living in Tennessee.
This is also the first episode that was captured on video, so why not make a YouTube channel?
https://youtu.be/K1rlUnGASAA
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