darren r hill

the creative minimalist

  • You (and me) are the barrier to creativity

    I have discovered that the biggest barrier to creativity is myself. It might well be the same for you as well. In this week’s vlog I look at three ways to overcome the barriers we create for ourselves.

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  • Choose your creative life

    What is your ideal creative life? So often reality and everyday living stop us from being creative. However, we can choose to fit in art, music and writing. In this week’s vlog, I look at the ideal vs reality of being creative.

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  • What’s the point of creating

    Thus when Darren looked at what he hath created he thought, what’s the point and was distinctly underwhelmed. This week’s vlog is a look at how to keep going on a creative project that doesn’t sparkle. Let’s continue to create.

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  • Making Creativity Easy

    There is a way to make creativity easier, to make the creative process easy.. er…ish. Give your music, art, video, images, writing, a helping hand with this one simple tip. I’m making creativity easy in this week’s vlog, let’s create.

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  • When creative plans don’t work

    Once upon a time, I had a creative plan, to create new music while finishing an old music project. That fairy tale came to an unhappy end. In this week’s vlog, I take a look at lessons learnt from a failed creative plan

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  • A Creative Rule of Life

    Despite an inner craving to avoid rules and regulations, I have been contemplating how to bring a little order to my creative life. In this week’s vlog I wonder if a creative rule of life might be the answer.

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  • Dealing with creative fails

    Dealing with creative fails

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    The gloomy weather amplifies all the negatives; missed deadlines, slipped habits etc. How am I dealing with these creative and life failures? In this week’s vlog, I give a little thanks to get a little sunshine.

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  • Imbolc and creativity

    Imbolc and creativity

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    Into February and despite the weather not quite being springlike I have been inspired by the festival of Imbolc for a creative nudge. FAWM and festivals combine in this week’s vlog, and also a little poetry.

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  • How to Create it all!

    How to Create it all!

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    I want to create it all! I have far too much clamouring for my attention, from social media to hundreds of unfinished creative projects. How can I create what I want and need to create? This week’s vlog explores how I am attempting to create all the create!

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  • 3 Steps to Creative Heaven?

    3 Steps to Creative Heaven?

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    3 steps that are helping me reach my creative goals. This vlog looks at what works in my planning, to-dos and habit tracking. After just a few weeks of the year, I am already noticing what does and doesn’t work.

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  • Creativity, Just do it! – vlog

    Creativity, Just do it! – vlog

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    Two simple steps are helping me get back on the creative journey. In this week’s vlog, despite tech issues and other annoying things, I am managing to be creative.

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  • rhythm as a metaphor: vlog

    rhythm as a metaphor: vlog

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    A simple introduction to how I will be achieving my creative goals in 2024. Part vlog and part poetic metaphor. Watch here or on YouTube.

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