by Steve Skojec | Feb 4, 2020 | Art, Cool Stuff, Creativity
The creative process is such a weird, sloppy, unpredictable thing. Sometimes the more you try to grasp at it, the more elusive it becomes. “Like an eel in an oil slick,” as the old (possibly made up) saying goes. I’ve got a couple of story ideas...
by Steve Skojec | Sep 18, 2017 | Cool Stuff, Creativity, Games
Today as I was scrolling through my Twitter feed, I saw some old cover art from the Atari port of Space Invaders. Frankly, it was amazing: But as someone who literally grew up playing Atari games from the time I was old enough to hold a controller, the reality...
by Steve Skojec | Jul 10, 2014 | Creativity, Food & Health, Personal Development
I’ve been working on a number of creative projects lately, and found myself working too hard to make progress on them. I decided to take a look back at this post, which I wrote a couple years ago when I was in better shape and had attained a lot of mental...
by Steve Skojec | Jul 30, 2012 | Creativity
Last week, Maria Popova at Brainpickings referenced Tchaikovski, and Jack White, to talk about the marriage of hard work and inspiration in producing art. Both artists in this unlikely pairing have pointed to the importance of showing up and giving creativity a...
by Steve Skojec | Mar 22, 2012 | Creativity
I’ve experienced a real burst of creativity lately. It’s helping me to do double or triple the amount of work I would usually do in the same amount of time. It’s a good feeling, but as any creative person knows, creative bursts are...