Lazy Creativity
Kyle Bernier
Lazy Creativity is the complete guide to owning your creativity in a way that works with you because it’s your creativity. Art Therapist, Author, Artist, and self-proclaimed lazy person Kyle Bernier provides a detailed handbook of the creative process, starting with building a creative mindset, to making the first (literal or figurative) mark, all the way to the creation of a finished project. In his work as an art therapist and researcher, Bernier noticed a strong desire in most people to become more creative, coupled with a strong fear of getting started. The learning curve appears too steep for many people - this book serves as a detailed roadmap for tackling our own creativity from the moment an idea pops into our heads – the proverbial lightbulb moment, to putting finishing touches on a project and transitioning to the next great idea. For established creatives, creative novices, or people looking to pivot to something new, this user-friendly creativity manual addresses roadblocks everyone working to better their creative selves will inevitably encounter and provides empathy, instruction, and motivation for pushing through these obstacles to reach your creative potential.
With a limited amount of resources, time, and energy available, and an increase of stressors, creativity has never been more important to living a bold life, full of beauty. By combining practical optimism with self-aware humor, Bernier encourages us to find and unlock our own creative selves to build a creative life worth living. Recognizing and addressing real barriers to creativity, including anxiety, fear, limited resources, a lack of motivation, and doubt, Bernier outlines his struggles and triumphs with finding his own creativity. He then shows how we can overpower these barriers using what we all already have inside all of us – creativity.
Duration - 5h 49m.
Author - Kyle Bernier.
Narrator - Joel Simler.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2021 Kyle Bernier ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Lazy Creativity is the complete guide to owning your creativity in a way that works with you because it’s your creativity. Art Therapist, Author, Artist, and self-proclaimed lazy person Kyle Bernier provides a detailed handbook of the creative process, starting with building a creative mindset, to making the first (literal or figurative) mark, all the way to the creation of a finished project. In his work as an art therapist and researcher, Bernier noticed a strong desire in most people to become more creative, coupled with a strong fear of getting started. The learning curve appears too steep for many people - this book serves as a detailed roadmap for tackling our own creativity from the moment an idea pops into our heads – the proverbial lightbulb moment, to putting finishing touches on a project and transitioning to the next great idea. For established creatives, creative novices, or people looking to pivot to something new, this user-friendly creativity manual addresses roadblocks everyone working to better their creative selves will inevitably encounter and provides empathy, instruction, and motivation for pushing through these obstacles to reach your creative potential. With a limited amount of resources, time, and energy available, and an increase of stressors, creativity has never been more important to living a bold life, full of beauty. By combining practical optimism with self-aware humor, Bernier encourages us to find and unlock our own creative selves to build a creative life worth living. Recognizing and addressing real barriers to creativity, including anxiety, fear, limited resources, a lack of motivation, and doubt, Bernier outlines his struggles and triumphs with finding his own creativity. He then shows how we can overpower these barriers using what we all already have inside all of us – creativity. Duration - 5h 49m. Author - Kyle Bernier. Narrator - Joel Simler. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2021 Kyle Bernier ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:12
Introduction
Duration:00:07:00
Who I Am
Duration:00:02:32
Who Are You?
Duration:00:02:07
Lazy Creativity
Duration:00:03:06
What the Hell Even Is Creativity?
Duration:00:03:30
Creativity versus Artistry
Duration:00:02:06
The Importance of Creativity
Duration:00:02:25
Make What You Want to Add to the World
Duration:00:03:15
Why Choose Creativity?
Duration:00:03:19
Why Choose Creativity Now?
Duration:00:04:34
Are You Capable of Creativity?
Duration:00:04:47
Imagination versus Creativity
Duration:00:01:25
Exercise 1
Duration:00:00:49
Creative Mindset
Duration:00:10:34
Boredom
Duration:00:04:23
Creativity As a Way of Viewing This Weird World
Duration:00:05:02
Creativity As a Way of Coping with This Weird World
Duration:00:00:45
Quiet Creativity
Duration:00:02:21
Ugly Creativity
Duration:00:02:28
What's the Worst That Can Happen?
Duration:00:01:44
What's Really the Worst That Can Happen?
Duration:00:03:19
Turn Your Nerves Into Excitement
Duration:00:02:29
Creativity As Therapy
Duration:00:03:52
Exercise 2
Duration:00:00:55
Getting Started
Duration:00:05:18
Art of Observing
Duration:00:02:22
Defining Yourself
Duration:00:02:44
Exercise 3
Duration:00:01:43
The Winding Road of an Idea
Duration:00:02:57
Track Your Ideas
Duration:00:04:00
Big and Small Creativity
Duration:00:02:48
Doubt
Duration:00:02:56
Inner and Outer Critics
Duration:00:01:41
The First Mark
Duration:00:05:20
Exercise 4
Duration:00:00:39
Benchmarking
Duration:00:02:11
Gatekeeping
Duration:00:02:14
Process over Product
Duration:00:03:18
Planning versus Jumping In
Duration:00:02:52
Do What Interests You
Duration:00:01:44
Original and Shared Creativity
Duration:00:03:12
Idea Sharing Is Caring
Duration:00:02:44
Putting Your Creativity out into the World
Duration:00:06:01
Protect Your Creativity from Comparisons and Expectations
Duration:00:04:23
Fear
Duration:00:02:57
Courage
Duration:00:02:34
Find (or Build) Your Corner
Duration:00:02:39
Surround Yourself with Creativity
Duration:00:02:05
Learning
Duration:00:06:57
Copying Is Sometimes Okay (Imitation versus Emulation)
Duration:00:02:31
Create Your Studio
Duration:00:04:46
Materials
Duration:00:03:34
If You’re Following Along
Duration:00:02:08
Creative Ideas, Part 1
Duration:00:02:29
Continuing Creativity
Duration:00:04:51
The “This Is Shit” Stage
Duration:00:01:54
Persistence
Duration:00:02:53
Motivation and Small Progress
Duration:00:06:30
Creativity Is Fragile
Duration:00:04:26
Sustainability/Balance
Duration:00:07:36
Exercise 5
Duration:00:00:45
Competing Interests and Compartmentalizing
Duration:00:05:01
More Restrictions Equal More Creativity
Duration:00:06:26
Schedule
Duration:00:03:13
Respect for Your Creativity-In-Progress
Duration:00:05:15
Enjoying the Present Process
Duration:00:03:54
Work on Multiple Works at Once (They’ll Influence Each Other)
Duration:00:03:07
Where to Store Your In-Progress Work
Duration:00:03:00
Do More with Less
Duration:00:02:55
Breathe
Duration:00:05:30
Find Your Peeps
Duration:00:02:15
Mark by Mark
Duration:00:01:00
Don’t Edit until It’s Done
Duration:00:04:11
Night in the Studio
Duration:00:06:20
Knowing When to Transition to the Final Stages
Duration:00:01:19
Creative Ideas, Part 2
Duration:00:01:59
Moving Forward
Duration:00:02:11
Series versus Hodgepodge
Duration:00:03:44
Creativity Should Be Fun
Duration:00:02:36
Ownership
Duration:00:02:55
Entitlement
Duration:00:03:05
Deep Diving versus Casting a Wide Net
Duration:00:02:29
Outside World, Inside Mind, Together
Duration:00:04:33
Start by Solving a Problem
Duration:00:02:25
Each Idea Gets Easier (and Harder)
Duration:00:04:01
What Do You Want from Your Creativity?
Duration:00:02:48
Now Is a Good Time (It’s Not Too Late!)
Duration:00:02:03
Many Ways to Do Things
Duration:00:02:59
Challenge + Passion = Sustainability
Duration:00:05:48
Hearing Your Own Creative Voice Is Weird
Duration:00:04:00
Think about It until It Sticks
Duration:00:03:36
Anxiety up, Stress Down
Duration:00:03:44
Focus on (and Enjoy) the Little Things while Creating
Duration:00:01:37
Don’t Make Your Creativity a Huge Deal (But Also, Do)
Duration:00:02:55
Ask Questions
Duration:00:04:06
A Thousand Good Ideas Already Had
Duration:00:02:51
Claim Your _____ Identity
Duration:00:05:21
Knowing When to Call it Done
Duration:00:04:21
The Feeling of Completing a Project
Duration:00:03:19
What Do You Do with Your Completed Work?
Duration:00:02:49
A New Idea
Duration:00:02:43
Creative Ideas, Part 3
Duration:00:01:31
Summary
Duration:00:04:03
Appendix
Duration:00:03:01
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:42