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the creative life substack subscribe sign in home notes rough cuts blueprints about why are you rushing this chapter on the tyranny of getting things done and why some chapters ask to be lived not finished jul 11 the creative life 43 11 6 what learning piano in my 40s taught me about getting better at anything the creative life exploring the tension between content creation and making art mar 21 the creative life 175 97 30 my 2 hour system for beating low motivation a life hack for when you re stuck flat and resistant to everything jul 4 the creative life 54 15 9 most popular view all yes you are a f cking artist mar 28 the creative life 180 94 32 what learning piano in my 40s taught me about getting better at anything mar 21 the creative life 175 97 30 the war between content creator artist nov 22 2025 the creative life 41 43 15 the masterplan collapses now what jul 5 2025 the creative life 34 2 3 the philosophy of monk mode feb 24 2024 the creative life 26 10 10 the fight to stay human in the age of ai apr 18 the creative life 93 36 18 latest top discussions should you keep a publishing schedule 169 consecutive weeks on substack here s what i learned jul 2 the creative life 30 4 5 2 47 the shadow of mr miyagi why the thing you re rushing past is the thing itself jun 27 the creative life 52 32 8 how my community writes my substack notes a 30 minute system for creatives who d rather be making art jun 20 the creative life 45 26 7 you are never 100 so how should you respond to life the creative life exploring the tension between content creation and making art jun 13 the creative life 35 16 4 hard work isn t the enemy why you do it is a creative s case against hustle culture jun 6 the creative life 54 22 8 the cost of the myth you re living what three years inside an unfinished project taught me about art ego and rebirth may 30 the creative life 40 20 5 one clear purpose per day my simple productivity system that works may 26 the creative life 23 12 3 6 58 see all the creative life two decades in music and film i write weekly on creativity overcoming blocks and carving out a life in the arts resident artist at berlin s mahalla a global home for creative misfits and makers subscribe recommendations view all 12 shaping song matt romagna the work that holds benjamin antoine made by ade ade duane toops duane toops muss man gesehen haben muss man gesehen haben the creative life subscribe about archive recommendations sitemap 2026 jim kroft privacy terms collection notice start your substack get the app substack is the home for great culture this site requires javascript to run correctly please turn on javascript or unblock scripts