For the artist in all of us

 A fun and thought provoking talk by Austin Kleon

My husband sent me this while I was in the middle of the mad dash to dissertation proposal. It's a wonderful blog post by an artist Austin Kleon. He has 10 things about the process of making art. In my eyes these are also 10 things about writing a dissertation. Here is the list - but check out his post here because he says it much better ... and he has pictures!

1. Don't worry about originality ... it's all really a mash-up
2. Just do it ready or not
3. Write what you have a connection to
4. Don't forget your body - it's part of the process
5. Don't lose side projects and hobbies 
6. The secret of good work - sharing it
7. Geography is not our master - you do not have to be in this alone
8. Be nice ... 
9. Be boring ... routine, routine, routine
10. Creativity is subtraction - know your limits, less is more