Action over Planning

Written by Tyson Crosbie December 10, 2008

Artist Tyson Crosbie

I talk about motivation as a conflict between ideas and action. Action wins. “action over planning” is a personal mantra of mine. True in most instances of my life but especially true as a living working artist. I wouldn’t be an abstract expressionist without the drive to get out of bed and go out and walk the streets.

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For my quicktime/itunes friends.

  • Just catching up with your videoblog after the craziness at semester's end.

    I think sometimes people worry that there are secrets to [insert creative activity here] that they don't know, like you mentioned, and I think what that really boils down to is that you have to somehow give yourself permission.

    Either permission to go ahead without knowing everything, or to own your expertise while being open to learning, and therefore changing, along the way.

    Sometimes I think if we gave ourselves permission to go ahead, we could skip a lot of the learning process and just be experts already. Who set up this experts vs. novices scam anyhow?
  • Yes, I agree there is a lot of the resource guarding of the gatekeepers. They want us to believe that there is some trick to their post. It is far easier to stay on top that way. However I also think that there is a good deal of learning that must be accomplished through experience. There really is no other way, and to sit around afraid to start is probably the worst transgression.

    Thanks for catching up! Glad you stopped by to make a comment. Hope your holiday is wonderful.
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