Hello! We are three weeks into #The100DayProject ā wherever you are, I hope you are learning and growing and continuing to create.Ā
Recap and reflect:Ā
How many days did you do your project this week?
If youāve missed any days so far, what might ācatching upā look like for you?
Whatās working for you? Whatās not?
What are you committing to for the week ahead?Ā
Share your work with the community:
Have you been watching our Reels? Hereās where to submit an image or video if youād like to be featured next week. (Submissions are chosen at random and the videos are created by Trish ā please join me in thanking Trish!).
Our theme for the daily creative prompts this week is finding joy in creating.
A few years ago, Elle and I interviewed Michael Bierut about the project (which he first started as a personal daily warmup and then later a class at Yale). Iāll never forget how he said something like, āIs this fun? I donāt know if itās fun.ā
I donāt know if itās fun! says the guy who started it. He also said it with such a lightness that it was, wellā¦pretty funny. This gist was: I donāt know why I do this to myself!Ā
While I strongly believe thereās value in the hard stuff, I also believe we donāt have to make things harder than they need to be. You know what I mean?
If something feels unnecessarily hard about your project, what might you do to simplify it or make it easier?
Whatās one simple thing you can do this week to make your project more enjoyable?Ā
If youād like, please share your ideas in the comments. Keep going ā and have some fun this week šš
XO,
LindsayĀ
P.S. Our next live event is an Enneagram Workshop for Creatives. The Enneagram is a powerful tool that combines traditional wisdom with modern psychology that maps a person's unique path to personal and creative growth. What motivates you in your life and work? How do you see the world compared to others? And how does that impact your creative work?
In this workshop with Fulfillment Coach Jenna Starkey, you will:
Learn how to break through cognitive and creative blocks
Better understand your unique strengths and potential, as well as areas for growth
Get creatively empowered by understanding your intrinsic motivations and creative style
Last week, our focus was on showing up. Hereās what you might have missed:
reframing discipline
choosing the most important thing
resisting the resistance
getting braver
the value of recommitting
finding self-care practices that work for you
deciding what counts
Iāve abandoned the 100 days at day 34 when I did mini-collages. Now Iām drawing birds and I see the development with daily practice. I really love chickadees so maybe thatās the difference: subject matter that speaks to my heart. Iāve had a day where I didnāt draw chickadees (pink ibis sketches rather than photo reference) and another day where I got so busy making a coptic stitch journal (first time woot woot) I completely forgot.
I do my drawing on the bus or metro most days. It is a pocket of time in which I am captive so that really helps. Straight lines are a challenge.
I didnāt finish yesterday, but am saying thatās okay. It sounds small but that is a big thing for me. I am the queen of unfinished business that usually picks at my ego like a burr in my sock.
I did start out with a specific project goal which I stuck to until Day 10. Then I had to travel. I modified to my original overall goal of doing something creative in my sketchbook everyday. I am really proud of myself for my consistency - and it feels so good! I can hardly believe 22 days have passed already.