Podcast

AC Podcast: Julien Smith on The Flinch

The Accidental Creative

Why do we hesitate when faced with a challenge? Why do we succumb to procrastination and avoidance rather than doing what we know we should do? Julien Smith calls it The Flinch, and he thinks it’s something we can learn to use to our advantage in our work.

Julien is the author of the new book The Flinch, writes regularly at JulienSmith.com, and in this interview he shares some thoughts about how we can get over ourselves and do our work.

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Tags: fear, procrastination, Productivity

AC Podcast: Obvious

The Accidental Creative

Many creatives struggle to avoid creating anything that seems on the surface to be too simple or obvious. In the effort to prove how accomplished they are, they over-complicate their work and include too many fringe and loosely beneficial elements. The assumption is that this will prove the value of their work.

But we too easily confuse value with complexity. These are two exclusive concepts that are not necessarily related. The result is that we waste time and valuable creative energy spinning round and round over-complicating what should be very simple.

Why do we do this? Why do we over-complicate our work and its deliverables?

Tags: creative pros, simplicity, The Accidental Creative