Author: Darren

  • Perfectionism destroys creativity

    Perfectionism destroys creativity

    Perfectionism destroys creativity text with a picture of me in an art studio

    Hello worlds! I found myself thinking about how it is perfectionism created by myself, which, ironically, destroys my creativity. This week’s vlog examines how I must embrace the unknown and let creativity flow.


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  • Rewilding my Imagination and Creativity

    Rewilding my Imagination and Creativity

    Rewilding my imagination and creativity text with an image of darrenrhill in front of a wild jungle

    Hello worlds! I have found myself in a creative rut, my creativity has become automated and feels unnatural. This week’s vlog is all about beginning to rewild my imagination and creativity.


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  • We’re not actors music video

    We’re not actors music video

    We're not actors music video screen shot. Black and white me on a TV screen in a derelict room.

    Hello worlds! I made a video for my song “We’re not Actors” from the album “The Same Old Fear”. You can listen to the music on all streaming platforms. If you like it give it a thumbs up and subscribe and add to playlists etc.

    Lyrics:

    We stumble together, so sure yet insecure
    We’re diamonds from dust, the pressure’s mounting, these steps the cure
    I’ll quote Murakami, something from Kafka on the Shore, 
    It’s just a diversion because I know there’s something more
    But the light is too bright, I shake I’m under the spotlight

    We’re not actors
    We’re not film stars
    We’re not filters
    Image captures

    We dance without routine, these steps ancient and worn
    A ballet of passion, the step’s quickening, new rhythm born
    You whisper the lyrics in this new context they’re alive 
    We feel beyond meaning for this act was divined
    The light shining bright, we shake, and dance in the spotlight

    We’re not actors
    We’re not film stars
    We’re not filters
    Image captures

    We’re not actors
    We’re not film stars
    We’re not filters
    Image captured

    We’re not avatars
    We’re not film stars
    We’re not filtered
    Just distractions


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  • Change your mind to be truly creative

    Change your mind to be truly creative

    Change your mind to be truly creative text with an image of me in a TV

    Hello worlds! This week’s vlog looks at how we may need to change our minds or opinions to get truly creative. And it all starts with the question, when was the last time you changed your mind?

    Links mentioned:

    https://www.ground.news

    https://obliquestrategies.ca

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_Strategie


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  • Creativity: Helps and Hindrances

    Creativity: Helps and Hindrances

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    Month end gives me a pause for reflection to review what is helping and hindering my creative journey. My latest vlog looks at the helps and hindrances to a creative life from my own recent experience.


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  • Create in Uncertain Times

    Create in Uncertain Times

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    Elections, wars, rumours of wars, and AI developments all add to uncertainty in the creative ether. Our creative sponge-like souls can struggle in times of uncertainty. In this week’s vlog, I offer a few solutions, or soulutions, to help us remain creative during these times. 


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