REVIEW: "The Muse and the Beast. How to organize the creative work, "John Frank
Productivity Books / / December 19, 2019
You - a creative person? Artist and writer John Frank shows how to configure time management so that it did not harm the creativity.
I - a creative nature. Time management does not suit me!
Leave it to managers. I understand them. It is easy to stick to the scheduler type thing "to visit a business meeting" or "send an offer." But as you are planning impulse of the soul, a sudden insight or night gatherings with other artists, during which so many brilliant ideas were born ?!
Artist and writer John Frank shows how to configure time management so that it did not harm the creativity.
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Jan Frank
Ian Frank - artist, author of popular books, popular bloggers. In 2003, there was a serious aggravating circumstance - a serious disease - from which the view of had to re-learn to properly allocate their resources.
What do we know about the artist?
He lives alone. He works at night. Eats "Doshirak". Clumsy, disorganized, disheveled. Forever in the clouds. He does not care about ordinary life. He is waiting for the muse.
Well, because I'm right? Such a picture in your head?
Ian says that not only ordinary people think so. In the same way they see themselves and the artists themselves. Most.
But not all. Jan met and organized creators. Above them, often laugh colleagues, but years later they succeed. Their works are more valuable than the work of the "true" creators. Jan can be trusted - it rotates with the students in these circles.
This prompted her to this conclusion:
I am thinking about everything I have come to the conclusion that chaos does not contain anything comfortable and inspiring, and has nothing to do with freedom. Jan Frank
What do Yana Frank and David Allen?
David Allen's GTD - the most popular time management system in the world.
Many, however, turn up on her nose. Why? Answer: The system is too focused on doing small things. I do not want to do it all, all the cases. I do not want to be a robot!
Well, or something like that.
In fact, experienced users know GTD, GTD system that the main slogan is: transfer the whole routine of the system to release the HEAD for great thoughts.
Is not that what everyone wants creative people?
Unmade room, full mailbox, unwritten ideas - all this draws the artist down, returning it to the mortal earth. It does not give the brain of the artist to create the real thing. This routine constantly reminds himself, even subconsciously. After all, the problems are hanging, they have not been solved. And the more the artist dismisses them, the more of these things have an effect. Non-urgent and small "mosquitoes" are transformed into "pterodactyls" who strive to chop off the entire head.
Jana offers all this routine to stick to the scheduler. In her case - a large lined notebook. She believes that the routine things you need to do regularly, so that they become a habit. In order not to feel the emotions in their implementation, do not waste precious energy.
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Well, work free of routine. You can do?
Yeah, but even then not everything went smoothly. How to cope with distractions? How to deal with a creative crisis?
These and many other problems creators Ian is also looking at the book.
Who is this book?
No it is not a system like GTD. Rather, it is a manifesto. On the organization of work.
And it is written for people who do not believe that a clear plan and work compatible. These people at the time read several popular books on time management. We saw all these examples from the life of white-collar workers. And scared. And they set the cross time management.
It is these people Ian convinces reconsider.
In the end, it shows his heroic example. Jan suffered a terrible disease (cancer). And not just survived, and continues to work with startling productivity:
- More than 100 paintings and 1,000 illustrations.
- 8 books.
- Jana - one of the most popular bloggers Runet with tens of thousands of subscribers.
- And with all this she raised a son.
Thus, it is a motivational book. If Ian was able, then, can you.
And yet it seemed to me that the book is written for women)) Not for nothing because in the "Ozone" a vast amount of feedback from them.
results
Evaluation: 7/10.
To read: writers, artists, musicians.
Yes, creators interfere with the routine. But instead of fleeing from it, try to arrange it and perform regularly.
Release your head for creativity!
"The Muse and the Beast. How to organize the creative work, "John Frank