THE PAST DOESN’T WRITE THE FUTURE
Only your hands, now, can!
THE PAST DOESN’T WRITE THE FUTURE
Only your hands, now, can!
It is true.
Yet many of are still stuck in the past.
Past failures.
Breakups.
Rejections.
Or success.
As the really fast disclaimer goes:
“Past performance is no guarantee of future performance.”
Then what remains is only the here and the now.
What I do now, you may question,
Why?
How it going to help me?
When all the things I did in the past garnered no attention,
or no impact.
I would add just one word…
YET.
No impact yet.
The dots that you placed.
The seeds that you plated.
Universe has a way of conspiring, and surprising,
when you least expect it.
Many a time we pray for assistance
And somehow it happens
Not from where we expected.
Not from whom we expected.
Past is past.
The future? Who knows?
When we do have
Is this moment
to write,
draw, paint, click,
And create.
Pic: Pravin Shekar. Side vide of banana leaves stacked. Can we get a wee bit more cryptic :) A click from a decade ago!
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SHAMELESS CREATIVITY
Historical Fallacy Trap: We assume past failure guarantees future outcomes. BUT creativity is nonlinear!
Delayed Impact Bias: Effort often ripples long after creation. Absence of instant feedback ≠ lack of resonance.
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Creative Shame vs Creative EGO
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