TED talks and becoming a creative

Do you TED talk? I think most do now, but I'm fairly new. With the exception of a few by Stephen Hawking that I was forced to watch that one time, I only thought they were talks on science and math and technology.

Oh it is so much more than that.

Tonight I stumbled upon a few of these talks that got my juices going. Amanda Palmer (of The Dresden Dolls (now Coin-Operated Boy is in your head)) gave an amazing speech on not making her fans pay for music but letting them, because they truly do care. Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love) gave a talk on how to channel your elusive creative genius. My current favorite though is Brene Brown's talk on vulnerability. That's heavy shit right there.

I want to be creative. I want to write and dream and make and creative and observe and cherish. All of those things. I don't know where to begin. Besides the book, I've had a few other ideas over the years of how to channel that. I'm not a painter, I'm not a dancer (though I tried for a really long time so maybe I am in a way), I'm not a sculptor or actor or designer but I am an artist. That much I do know.

So, ready to feel inspired?

one word and the war of art

I'm about 80% sure I've blogged about this site before, but in case I have not: one word...well two words. And those two words are one word. Confused yet? I am a little.

In an effort to help my creativity I'm probably going to use this little site as a prompt to write at least one thing every day starting next week. I need to start setting and reaching goals for myself. I'm almost 30, it's time to finish that damn book.

In another effort, I just purchased The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield. I can't wait to read it, all of the reviews make it sound very amazing and I think maybe it'll give me some good ideas to help with my writing. I think it will be good.

And then Wil Wheaton had to go and write this beautiful thing and it just made me feel like someone out there gets it...though I'm sure a lot of people do and I just don't know it.

Happy Wednesday.