The biggest difference in our approach to the internet between the early 2000s and now is the sense that the internet is the answer. Now we believe that the right posts will make you famous, rich, popular, meaningful, insert desired adjective here. Then we believed the internet was a tool - a way to share a glimpse of who you were in order to encourage the building of a deeper connection around the type of work you wanted to do.

Perhaps our experience being chronically online as creatives feels so frustrating because we’re aiming for the wrong thing. We’ve started aiming for likes and views, online revenue on each new platform that arrives. We adapt, parry, and adjust, spending hours and resources on doing that things that are adjacent to, but decidedly not, our art.

When was the last time you enjoyed a little silence?

What are the ways you could explore your unique interests and skills to connect with others?

It is good to remember that there is meaning whether we reach one person or a thousand, or maybe we only reach ourselves.

We don’t move forward by simply reading or watching how someone else has done it. We have to feel our way through. Only by building on our own experiences do we continue to step forward.

Encouragement to create space and enjoyment in so many places you might otherwise never have found it.

When inspiration falls short.