>[!trailhead]- trailhead >- *difficulty*: 🟢 easy difficulty; this trail is straightforward. >- *elevation change*: ➡️ minimal change; this trail is generally level and clear-cut. >- *summary*: how to do work you enjoy and make things you like. as of [[2026-08-06]], no major updates in the past year – not an area i tend to regularly. ^41b9b1 - [[{5.1} types of creativity]] - [[{5.1a} idea sex]] - [[idea gardening is collecting seeds that can be planted later]] - [[gardening is a protest against control, perfectionism, and the status quo]] - ~ **jump to [[#2. being online]]** [[digital gardens]] - [[{4.1b1b2} tiago forte's curation method]] - [[{5.1b} projects are play]] - [[a defensible and personal premise creates a thru-line for your work]] - [[that’s the thing about]] - [[don’t market more, matter more]] - [[the tyranny of the right answer]] - [[{5.2b1a} optimization comes at the expense of originality]] - [[{5.2b1b} best practices lead to average work]] - [[{5.2b1c} expertise isn’t enough because everyone is saying the same things]] - [[{5.2b1d} frameworks create a fixed lens]] - [[{5.2c} be an investigator instead of an expert]] - [[{5.2d} hybridizing over specializing in work]] - [[{5.2e} the tyranny of real work]] - [[build something growable]] - [[publish what would have excited you six months ago]] - [[do not stress over making your writing accessible]] - [[publishing online is querying the internet for community]] - [[good writing has the right answers, not the best argument]] - [[{5.4a} essays start with a question]] - [[{5.4a1} creative nonfiction is about articulating how you encounter the world and process your experiences]] - [[{5.4b} therefore or but should come between your writing beats]] - [[{5.5} the cycle of craft]] - [[{5.5a} finding your voice is an external process]] - [[{5.5b} antilibrary]] - [[{5.5b1} creating a research antilibrary]] - [[{5.6} flow is a state of complete absorption in an activity in which your skills perfectly match the challenges]] - [[{5.6a} follow resistance and put yourself in situations that demand growth]]