Even nowadays we can ask AI to help us sketch illustrations, we still have to draw ourselves. Not because we are talents but the road to unleash creativity can bring us the state of well being.
Alvin Cheng is an illustrator who focuses on urban sketching and bird view iPad illustrations of places. He also stresses the relationship between creativity, craft and well being, especially under the information/digital age.
Maybe many of us are able to say “give it a try”, but most of us don’t know how, ending up trying everything, doing many things, trapping in the negative feedback loop of failure/frustration and resulting in burnout. The author Anne-Laure Le Cunff gives us solid ideas.
Hotels and hostels are temporary accommodations when people are traveling. As the physical space involves humans, it can be studied in an academic way (e.g. psychology, sociology, archaeology and anthropology) while I learn by curiosity, observation and sketching.
Always Take Notes is a podcast interviewing a lot of writers. Now they have a book extracting and categorizing words from their interviewees into various topics like how they get ideas, how they research, how they can successfully get their works published, how they treat money, how their life is, how to stay motivated... It's not only for those who want to be writers, but for everyone too!
The storyboard is simple, but is told in a reverse way to unlock the unknowns. Not to mention it's encouraging. Strongly recommended!
When Obsidian launched v1.9.12 in August which has significantly improved its mobile experience, I gave it a try again.
Under capitalism, life is always easier when we make use of our money to pay for products or services. However, there are also things for free, which can be worse than purchasing, while some can be better. Based on my experience in London, I am here to list a few free and cheap stuff which are worth.
One thing we aren’t really aware of is the existence of feedback loops, which greatly affect our daily life and future.
I had an idea of visiting Surrey Hills National Landscape two years ago, and planned to start from London on foot - running! The route has long been saved on my Strava app. However, the plan has never been fulfilled until this week……