Episode 485 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Thoughts on inviting the unexpected, wandering the library, a Julia Cameron read-along, and more
Questions to help you plan for a creative new year
Systems of accountability and accountability partners for creative people
Questions to help you plan for a creative new year
Tracking a daily art challenge like ICAD with Notion.
Episode 445 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: tips for the Index-Card-a-Day Challenge (ICAD) and ideas for thinking about doing a series.
Episode 444 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: daily focus, tracking in notion, and a watercolor flowers book.
I’ve been using Notion for several months now. Many people use it for notes, and some use it for setting up databases. In the notes arena, there are tons of students using Notion for advanced study, and that’s how I first heard about it. Once you start using Notion, however, if you are a tables,… more…
Amy
Data Gathering | Drawing | Featured | Notion | Productivity data, documentation, drawing, habit tracking, notion, the100dayproject, tracking
Thoughts on selecting/discovering a word for the coming year.
Questions to help you plan for a fulfilling and creative new year in 2021.
Episode 416 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: an unexpected ink treat, treating yourself, and a timed drawing.
Episode 414 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: error logs and tracking, self-portraits, soup, illustrated journal, and a superhero cape.
Questions to help you plan for a fulfilling and creative new year in 2020
Episode 346 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: reviews and summary of three books on planning and bullet journaling.
Amy
Books | Featured | Planning | Podcast bullet journal, documentation, habits, planning, podcast, tracking
Episode 345 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: planner talk, bullet journaling talk, being the only listmaker in the family, and a quilted composition book cover.
Taking Time to Reflect on the Creative Year that Was I think it is important to do a creative year-end review in addition to any other regular life year-end review you do. This snapshot of your creative year and of what you value, what you tried, what you explored, what you discovered, what stood… more…
Questions to help you plan a creative year, identify areas and projects, and think through your new year.
Getting ready for a new month – tracking, planning, goals… and podcast inspiration.
Episode 317 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: creative musings and philosophical thought about habit… and how easy it is to fall “out” of a habit.
Amy
Creative Journey | Featured | Podcast creative journey, drawing, habit, journey, podcast, sketching, tracking
Episode 293: Wrapping up a month, the first of the new year, and reassessing creative goals and plans — regrouping.
Episode 291 – when working on a big, long-term, or 365 projects… make sure it’s something you really, really, really enjoy! Plus, more than 29,000 smilies and an inspiring book of 200 everyday objects to draw.
Amy
Creative Journey | Featured | Podcast 365, 365 Somethings, daily, goals, podcast, tracking, yearlong
Episode 290: Panning for gold, sifting, colanders… thinking about piling things in at the start of the year and seeing things drain away to leave what matters.
Episode 288: goals for a new year, 365 projects, brain dumps and planning, and setting yourself up for creative success in 2018.
Creativity Matters Podcast Spark 3 – a “spark” show during November 2017 for NaPodPoMo, a daily podcast challenge. November theme is gratitude.
Creativity Matters Podcast Spark 2 – a “spark” show during November 2017 for NaPodPoMo, a daily podcast challenge. November theme is gratitude.
Amy
Creative Journey | Featured | Gratitude | Podcast | Spark gratitude, gratitude log, podcast, spark, tracking
The screenshots above are from the Giorgia Lupi – Information Designer video of a talk Lupi gave at the School of Visual Arts. Getting My Feet Wet with Data Tracking February is almost over. All month long I have been taking a closer look at data tracking questions, processes, approaches, and visualization techniques and strategies. My… more…
A “documentation” project for February, just a toe in the water to do some more deliberate tracking of personal data… and at the end of it… to explore the process of visualizing that data and turning it into something creative. For the most part, I plan to track creative-oriented data… data that will help me see larger patterns in my day to day, creative energies, and creative journey.
Meandering thoughts on words of and for the year, the process of looking back, taking stock, and wrapping up the year that was and using that data/information to move into the new year.