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The Talentless Artist
I have a bit of a new artistic credo. Talent and ability are not requisites for artistry. True artists show…
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Consistency Doesn’t Produce Quality Unless Quality is Valued
I’ve been posting to my blog here on a daily basis. I’ve done so for about a week in a…
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The Moment
It’s easy, especially when working a 9-5, to get sucked into the concept that Monday-Friday, our lives revolve around work…
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It’s Non-Negotiable
It’s funny how even the most daunting tasks become far more achievable when you don’t give yourself much of a…
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The Enemy of Gratitude is Entitlement
As I sit in my apartment next to my wife and newborn son, in a city we love, sipping on…
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You’re Wrong
You’re probably wrong about something. It’s the end of the day and no matter what it is that you did…
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Always Be On Some Shit
If you want to get better at cooking, you cook. If you want to get better at writing, you write.…
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Sketching the Everyday
I recently started a new sketchbook for my (somewhat) daily gouache paintings. The premise of the project is a simple,…
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Consistency isn’t Discipline and Sketching isn’t Consistent
I haven’t really “sketched” in a long time. In fact, I haven’t really been painting or drawing at all recently.…
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You Don’t Know Shit
You don’t know shit and that’s okay. Just take a breath and do what you can.
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I Have Nothing to Say
I have nothing to say. I have nothing to teach. Only things to figure out. I often find myself teetering…
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23 Ideas and Me (2020 Birthday Post)
One year ago today I published my first official piece of writing. It was a reflection piece on my 23…
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Realize Moderation
The most important thing that you can do is take a little bit of action. Every day. Not too much…You…
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Something New
Try something new. Try something different. When you want to share something with the world but don’t quite know how……
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My Name Is Ben
“My name is Ben.” Writing is hard… It’s fulfilling, beautiful, expressive, therapeutic, and healthy… But it’s hard. Writing is hard…
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The Originality Pendulum
– Seek Originality -Explore Conformity -Take advantage of Fresh Perspective
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Fulfillment and the Depth of the “Bad” Things We Feel.
I often think that I have a problem when I feel…well…not fulfilled. Like I’m not accomplishing anything or that I’m…
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Figure it Out
The other night I drew a pig. I didn’t like it. It felt forced, ugly, and not my style. I…
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Discipline or Emotion? An Artist’s Battle
An artist, not unlike any other profession, MUST learn how to walk away when necessary. Artists have to be consistent.…
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Muffintop and Having it All
Life is always going to suck at least a little bit in one or two areas. What’s important is that…
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Calm Down Moose
This is a study piece. I’ve struggled with drawing clouds in the past. The only way to get better is…
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Why We Create ft. Paul LeCrone and Jamie Russo
Why We Create By Ben Greenman, Paul LeCrone, and Jamie Russo A few weeks ago, I was having a conversation…
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Hope
If you want to get good at something, you have to practice it consistently. If you want to practice something…
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Moving the Needle
Do you remember this loading bar on the top of our internet browsers? Admittedly, for a lot of us, slow…
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House Plants, Entropy, and The Subtle Art of Not Trying.
PSA: This is just a lesson I am learning right now My wife can kill a house plant with the…
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Take Note of What You’ve Accomplished
Yesterday I wrote about slowing down and enjoying the moment. But I also mentioned in passing a step to slowing…
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Breaking New Ground
Imagine this scenario: It’s nighttime, you step onto your lamplit street, and it’s snowing. The cold and the silence create…
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Write About Whatever the Hell You Want
A few words on writing, How to get started, and how to deal with intimidation and self doubt.
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You Know Nothing: Objective vs. Subjective Thoughts
You know what really grinds my gears? When people claim to know the objective truth about the obviously subjective. I…
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Sometimes, Action is Enough
So often, I feel like all the things that I do in life have to look like this. It’s great…
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The Good, the Bad, and Your Next Fluid Step Toward Growth.
Self reflection produces a whole lot of those “hard to swallow pills.” Today it taught me that I’m ungrateful. I…
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You’re Not a Guru at Anything and You Shouldn’t Try to Be.
Philosophical connections from Ali Abdaal on how to pursue knowledge and growth.
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Make Life Easier, Care About Something
Make life easier, care about something. Yesterday I wrote about calling in sick to work. I didn’t actually call in…
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The Seed Parable
I love to learn. I’ve always liked to imagine the process of reading books and learning new things as “downloading”…
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On Journaling: How to Think Practically About Thinking
We all tend to be pretty confident with the thoughts inside of our own head. We all think we know…
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On Being Home-Schooled
I was home-schooled throughout my entire K-12 education. I’ve come to the realization that I spend a lot of time…
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