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Kristen
Feb 16, 20244 min read
Making Goals and Building Creative Habits
See the value of simple habits in reaching small, medium, and large goals.
Kristen
Feb 9, 20243 min read
What Kind of Creative Are You? Six quizzes about creative identity
These six quizzes are a fun way to think about your creativity
Kristen
Feb 2, 20242 min read
Set Your Vision for Living a Creative Life
This is a collection of videos offering advice for setting a vision of the creative life you want to live
Kristen
Jan 26, 20243 min read
Always Learning: The Joy of a Growth Mindset
An experience and example of the power of a growth mindset
Kristen
Jan 12, 20244 min read
Eight Questions to Help You Find Your Purpose
When you're ready to define your purpose, these questions can help
Kristen
Jan 5, 20243 min read
What's Your Why? 2024 Edition
Eight approaches to describing your why or your purpose in life
Kristen
Dec 29, 20233 min read
Creativity Mantras: Actions for living a creative life
Consider these eight mantras that encourage the actions that lead to the creative life you want.
Kristen
Dec 22, 20233 min read
A Fourth Thing I Learned About Creativity in 2023: Try New Things
Trying new things is at the heart of creativity. Say yes to playing with new and different methods, practices, and tools.
Kristen
Dec 15, 20233 min read
A Third Thing I Learned About Creativity in 2023: Slow Down, Take Your Time
Creativity takes time. Learn how to make peace with that and enjoy the slow process of making good art.
Kristen
Dec 8, 20234 min read
A Second Thing I Learned About Creativity in 2023: Just Do the Work
Learn the simplest strategy ever for making progress on your biggest goals.
Kristen
Oct 27, 20233 min read
Collage Art for Grown Ups: Creativity Plus Glue
Collage art is accessible to almost everyone, young and old. Learn how it started, what it looks like, and why you should try it.
Kristen
Oct 20, 20235 min read
Discovering Gyotaku: Exploring the Traditional Japanese Art of Fish Printing and Its Artisans
Learn about the traditional Japanese art of gyotaku or fish printing.
Kristen
Sep 29, 20236 min read
Design Thinking a Creative Life
Find out how to apply the design thinking method and mindset to designing a more creative life.
Kristen
Sep 1, 20232 min read
Goodbye Bacon & Wine
A post introducing a change from a stand alone blog called Bacon & Wine to a new site and blog called Pondering Acres.
Kristen
Aug 4, 20233 min read
Eight Reasons to Draw Even When You Think You Can't
Even if you think you're no good at drawing, there's evidence that suggests you should. It might make you healthier and your brain better.
Kristen
Jul 13, 20233 min read
Set Yourself Up for Flow
Learn eight practices to help get you into a state of flow more easily. If flow is key to happiness, why not be intentional about it?
Kristen
Jul 7, 20233 min read
Finding Flow and Happiness in Immersion
An introduction to flow, a sign of creative immersion and the key to happiness. Learn how researcher Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi described it.
Kristen
Mar 5, 20234 min read
Self-directed pep talk
Last week, I signed up to take Bonnie Christine's Immersion course. It's an 8-week self-directed course covering everything a person...
Kristen
Feb 18, 20234 min read
Practice and progress
There's an old joke that came to mind this week... "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?," asks a New York tourist. "Practice, practice,...
Kristen
Jan 29, 20235 min read
Getting Yourself Published
Self-publishing through Amazon's KDP is a good practice activity for creatives. Start simply to see if you find your flow.
Do the best you can
until you know better. Then when you know better,
do better.
Maya Angelou
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