[[Notes]] - Topics: [[Creativity]] - People: Ear Opener - Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcz0dOZ4qEA --- ## Summary - [[Getting lost in the details is just a way to comfort yourself when you’re lost in the project]]. - [[Make a map to navigate the world you’re in or the one you’re building]]. - Sketch the shape of your idea. Then fill it in. - Develop your ideas [[Outside in]]. Then construct it [[Inside out]]. - [[Focus on the details without forgetting the whole]]. - [[In the pursuit of greatness, do not fail to do good.]] ## Notes ### Don't start with details - Too much detail in the beginning of the process is unhelpful. - Rather than focusing on the detail of individual parts, try to sketch an idea of what you're trying to make as a whole. - "A more reckless approach of just getting something down will be your friend." - Discover and pick frameworks and structures as a means to get started. - [[It's always easier to start with something over nothing]]. - [[You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.]] - Develop your ideas [[Outside in]]. Then construct it [[Inside out]]. - Don't spend ages working on the EQ of your hi-hat sound when you haven't written a chorus yet. ### Screwdrivering > "Don't get lost in the software... The software isn't gonna write the song." - Isobel Waller Bridge (Film, TV, and Theatre composer) - Brian Eno (musician and producer) describes the process of getting lost in the details as "screwdrivering". - "I'm always worried when a project gets to the screwdrivering stage." - [[Getting lost in the details is just a way to comfort yourself when you’re lost in the project]]. - [[Progression comes from the intentional curation of choices]]. - [[Focus on the details without forgetting the whole]]. - [[If the frame is right, details will fall into place.]] ### Sketching - Lay out a simple "sketch" of the entire piece. - [[Make a map to navigate the world you’re in or the one you’re building]]. - Sketch out the shape of your idea. Then fill it in. - Approach the creative process like painting. ### Structure can emerge > "Structure can emerge from the material itself." - Errollyn Wallen (Composer) - Forcing rigid structure pre-maturing can also lead to sub-optimal results. - Rough the shape of your idea. Work through it to discover what it should be. - [[The best way to understand something is by working through it, not around it]]. - "Like it out not, your piece is gonna have a structure. So you might as well know what it is." ### Big picture - [[Perfection is the enemy of progress]]. - [[In the pursuit of greatness, do not fail to do good.]]