Mmmm... Discipline, routines, courage and confidence.
Things to make you go Mmmm…
by Darien J
"To encourage creativity by sharing more inspiration than any electronic artist.”
Three thoughts for your creativity and one on mine.
3 for you:
Discipline precedes inspiration.
"Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy." - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Routines for reducing self-censorship.
"Adopting an assembly-line mindset can also help shake you of creative resistance, where anxiety or perfectionism hold you back from publishing regularly. When the working up and releasing of new creative works is on autopilot, there’s little time for paralytic self-censoring." - Scott H. Young
Courage before confidence.
"The only way to develop true confidence is to earn it.
The confidence that you can bounce back from failure is earned by working through previous failures.
The confidence that you can deliver the speech is earned by the previous speeches you have given.
The confidence that you can perform on game day is earned by the previous performances in practice.
In the beginning, you need enough courage to practice even though it may not go very well. And over time, as your skills improve, courage transforms into confidence. Courage first, confidence later." - James Clear
1 from me
Confidence Comes from Competence.
“Confidence doesn’t come first - competence does.
You earn belief in yourself by doing the reps, showing up, and improving bit by bit. Every small win stacks, every skill sharpens.
Confidence isn’t a feeling you wait for - it’s the result of putting in the work when no one’s watching.”
Until next week
Darien J
Electronic Artist
Live Minimal Techno
PS: I’m polishing the next batch of live jams. If anything I’ve shared recently sparked something in you, reply and tell me which clip hit hardest.