Get Through The Beginning
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Get Through The Beginning Ever experienced this? You know you should do something - e.g. writing - but you postpone it, because you have other stuff to do. Maybe procrastination, maybe you really do have other stuff to do. Then, after some arguments with yourself, you finally sit...
Of Mice And Scientists
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Of Mice And Scientists A scientist puts a bell inside a cage with a mouse and only gives it something to eat when it rings the bell. After some time it works and he brags in front of another scientist. He says, “I trained the mouse. In...
Living The Dream
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Living The Dream A couple of years back...
They Just Don’t Get It
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] They Just Don't Get It I had a discussion with someone yesterday. It was basically about the fine line between self care and pushing yourself to produce creative output. It wasn’t a bad discussion at all but at some point I realized that the other person just...
Here Comes The Lesson
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Here Comes The Lesson Not everything goes according to our plans all the time. Every now and then something happens that seems to be a setback, a failure, a bad turn of events, call it what you want. It’s one of those things that worry us...
Stick To Your Own Rules
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Stick To Your Own Rules A couple of years ago I had a rough time. I couple of things happened in my life that led me into emotional turmoil and it was of little surprise that this started to affect my health soon. I was exhausted and...
You’re Never Done
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] You're Never Done I think it was John Lasseter from Pixar who said once, “movies are never finished, they’re just released”. I think there’s a lot of truth in that. Creative works have a life of their own. We as creators will always find something that can...
When The Dung Adds Up
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] When The Dung Adds Up There is a saying in German, it goes a bit like this: “Little livestock also creates dung.” What it refers to is the fact that over time, little things start to add up and therefore shouldn’t be neglected. And this, of course, is...
Keep The Spirit
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Keep The Spirit Yesterday I passed my Spanish exam. It was an advanced level exam and yesterday in the evening I thought back to the time when I had the with to learn Spanish someday and when I started out. That was 7 years ago. So, yesterday, after...
What’s Your Plan
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] What's Your Plan I want to go faster. I want success tomorrow. I want to write as good as that person. I want ...