Issue 21 – In Conversation with .. 10!

How do you clear your mind?
I've got this book, “The
Artist's Way”. It's supposed
to help yourself get creative
in the form of a plan. One
of the things it has taught me
is triggering my creativity by
writing the morning pages.
You have to write three
pages every day without
thinking.
Those pages you never have
to read again, which means
you can write any kind of
nonsense and free your
brain. We are creators, but
we are also judgmental of
what we’re doing, which
hinders creativity.
Do you see a change in your
approach and output since
you started following the
book’s plans?
A lot. There is a wall between
what you think and what you
do, which is crucial for the
survival of us as humans. But
when you're being creative,
it shouldn’t be like that.
A disgusting analogy for this
is throwing up. As a creative,
you throw up everything,
have a look and then pick
out the best pieces. There
is one problem, though.
If you’re in the studio, for
example, and you feel like
throwing up, your instinct
is obviously to go to the
toilet or get a towel to get
cleaned up. But instead,
you need to let yourself go
and just keep going. When
you’re not thinking about
everything, your creativity is
finally free, and you’re in the
zone to create and produce
something special.
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