> Just like clouds, there are billions of songs, movies and stories that we don’t talk about. For a good reason, most of them aren’t worth caring about.
This was to me the most important sentence; an idea clicked with me when I read this. The cloud analogy is fun!
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I've been re-watching the "10 Years With Hayao Miyazaki" documentary a lot recently. Miyazaki seems to be the person that would scrap years of work because he values making something worth caring about more than his emotions and sunk-cost. "Be true to your craft, without pretensions." (https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/3004569/)
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> The final type of rest is spiritual rest, which is the ability to connect beyond the physical and mental and feel a deep sense of belonging, love, acceptance and purpose. (The 7 types of rest)
I think this is when I have a good sense of the "me in 10 years" that is way more skilled and has more impressive projects than me now. Feeling this makes me love working to my future. I usually have a nightly ritual that reminds me of this; about planning how the next day can move me forward.
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On Surmount FPS: I agree with one of the commenters; make first-person surmount a cheat code - it's hilarious!! Players like me would love to play with that. Imagine the YouTube challenges as well! May get new people into the game even! As a player, I think this could be really important.
I started watching that documentary in December but it stopped buffering so I forgot about it. Did you find it worth watching as a whole? Part of me is envious of how confident he is, to do something like that, but also not sure a "normal" artist like me could do that. Hahah
That sounds like a nice ritual! I did that a bit a couple weeks ago, it felt really good and exciting to plan the next day. For some reason.
I completely agree that FPS-mode should be a cheat code!
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes. All the videos summarizing it on YouTube don't do my raw experience justice. In fact I avoid summaries of this because they are cheap. It's not enough to have a key-points summary. It's about the immersion in the experience of creativity. I'm on my 4th watch-through right now. It's something I want to influence my own journey. His passion activates something deep within me. For the past few months, I've been working much harder as a result of immersing myself in it.
He is now 84 years old, so I think that confidence is earnt, though more important than age is that he is very harsh on himself with high standards, so I imagine that he knows that once there are no issues, he can accept that he did something well (by his high standards).
Thanks a lot for the recommendation and the link, Ash!
I started watching it last night and woke up and watched it to completion, just now. Creative process is one of my favorite topics and Princess Mononoke is one of my favorite films, so this was a no-brainer for me :)
It was so interesting to witness his personal and professional relationship to his son - I'm glad they showed that.
I also loved his process of attempting to capture the soul of a project in one key piece of art, with Ponyo riding the wave. Once that was settled, so many other things seemed to fall into place.
As much as the 4 episodes gave a look into the life of a master, they also gave a great portrayal of how psychological wounds from childhood can lead one to a path of obsession - which seems to be the case for both of the Miyazakis. I'm not saying this is either good or bad, since it can obviously lead to amazing things, but it is what it is.
It's cool that you've found something that speaks so deeply to you. For me, that would be the German renaissance man, Goethe (1749-1832) , who I've grown slightly obsessed with over the past year. I think it's crucial for a creative person to really dive headfirst into these waves of inspiration when they hit you.
I love chasing the ideal picture of the "resnaissance man" and enjoy looking at history to see what can be learnt.
He seems to be a fun character! Writing deeply influential works which are mis-interpreted, studying law, admiring Napolean, and generally becoming an ingrained part of that culture of the time. I don't think I got enough of a taste of his life and the challenges he faced, though, so there may be much more to experience and learn from there.
To many, he would be considered the antithesis of fun. Some find his works very overrated and extremely boring; the kind of stuff a really mean teacher might force you to read.
What I have come to find is someone whose entire life and works seem to portray an overwhelmingly deep, sophisticated and dynamic "relationship" between his brain hemispheres -- based on the books I've read about the subject.
One thing is to read about the hemispheres but it is something else to have their nature indirectly be so beautifully expressed by the words and actions of a top-tier genius. That has become something of a main focus for my enjoyment of Goethe.
Meanwhile -- yes -- he certainly got around! While there is a lot I enjoy about him, it is hard to recommend him though. There is something impenetrable about him -- not to mention the barriers of time, culture and language.
For whatever reason, when I had listened to both parts of "Faust", something in me was profoundly moved. All I know is that a lot of people don't have that reaction.
Good to hear that you enjoyed that discussion though :)
Was just reminded of this post in a conversation earlier today, such a great way of putting it! "Anyone with enough practice can make anything they want. The real challenge is to make something a stranger will care about"
> Just like clouds, there are billions of songs, movies and stories that we don’t talk about. For a good reason, most of them aren’t worth caring about.
This was to me the most important sentence; an idea clicked with me when I read this. The cloud analogy is fun!
-
I've been re-watching the "10 Years With Hayao Miyazaki" documentary a lot recently. Miyazaki seems to be the person that would scrap years of work because he values making something worth caring about more than his emotions and sunk-cost. "Be true to your craft, without pretensions." (https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/3004569/)
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> The final type of rest is spiritual rest, which is the ability to connect beyond the physical and mental and feel a deep sense of belonging, love, acceptance and purpose. (The 7 types of rest)
I think this is when I have a good sense of the "me in 10 years" that is way more skilled and has more impressive projects than me now. Feeling this makes me love working to my future. I usually have a nightly ritual that reminds me of this; about planning how the next day can move me forward.
-
On Surmount FPS: I agree with one of the commenters; make first-person surmount a cheat code - it's hilarious!! Players like me would love to play with that. Imagine the YouTube challenges as well! May get new people into the game even! As a player, I think this could be really important.
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Good luck on the Surmount announcement!
Nice to hear that analogy worked for you!
I started watching that documentary in December but it stopped buffering so I forgot about it. Did you find it worth watching as a whole? Part of me is envious of how confident he is, to do something like that, but also not sure a "normal" artist like me could do that. Hahah
That sounds like a nice ritual! I did that a bit a couple weeks ago, it felt really good and exciting to plan the next day. For some reason.
I completely agree that FPS-mode should be a cheat code!
Thank you buddy!
> Did you find it worth watching whole?
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes. All the videos summarizing it on YouTube don't do my raw experience justice. In fact I avoid summaries of this because they are cheap. It's not enough to have a key-points summary. It's about the immersion in the experience of creativity. I'm on my 4th watch-through right now. It's something I want to influence my own journey. His passion activates something deep within me. For the past few months, I've been working much harder as a result of immersing myself in it.
He is now 84 years old, so I think that confidence is earnt, though more important than age is that he is very harsh on himself with high standards, so I imagine that he knows that once there are no issues, he can accept that he did something well (by his high standards).
I recommend downloading it with yt-dlp to avoid buffering issues (the console command is "yt-dlp.exe -S ext [url]" https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2024.03.10
> Our foremost objective here is making good films... if Ghibli ceases to appeal to you, just quit. Because I [Hayao Miyazaki] will do the same
:)
Thanks a lot for the recommendation and the link, Ash!
I started watching it last night and woke up and watched it to completion, just now. Creative process is one of my favorite topics and Princess Mononoke is one of my favorite films, so this was a no-brainer for me :)
It was so interesting to witness his personal and professional relationship to his son - I'm glad they showed that.
I also loved his process of attempting to capture the soul of a project in one key piece of art, with Ponyo riding the wave. Once that was settled, so many other things seemed to fall into place.
As much as the 4 episodes gave a look into the life of a master, they also gave a great portrayal of how psychological wounds from childhood can lead one to a path of obsession - which seems to be the case for both of the Miyazakis. I'm not saying this is either good or bad, since it can obviously lead to amazing things, but it is what it is.
It's cool that you've found something that speaks so deeply to you. For me, that would be the German renaissance man, Goethe (1749-1832) , who I've grown slightly obsessed with over the past year. I think it's crucial for a creative person to really dive headfirst into these waves of inspiration when they hit you.
Okay, I'm gonna give this documentary another shot! I love to read your thoughts about it. :- )
My current creative-genius-obsession is Charles Schulz
Cool! I hope you share your thoughts about it too, if if you make it through it this time :)
Hehe, nice. We've all submerged ourselves into some kind of creative soul.
I listened to this discussion about Goethe https://youtu.be/i1yvWX4BOc8 and enjoyed it.
I love chasing the ideal picture of the "resnaissance man" and enjoy looking at history to see what can be learnt.
He seems to be a fun character! Writing deeply influential works which are mis-interpreted, studying law, admiring Napolean, and generally becoming an ingrained part of that culture of the time. I don't think I got enough of a taste of his life and the challenges he faced, though, so there may be much more to experience and learn from there.
To many, he would be considered the antithesis of fun. Some find his works very overrated and extremely boring; the kind of stuff a really mean teacher might force you to read.
What I have come to find is someone whose entire life and works seem to portray an overwhelmingly deep, sophisticated and dynamic "relationship" between his brain hemispheres -- based on the books I've read about the subject.
One thing is to read about the hemispheres but it is something else to have their nature indirectly be so beautifully expressed by the words and actions of a top-tier genius. That has become something of a main focus for my enjoyment of Goethe.
Meanwhile -- yes -- he certainly got around! While there is a lot I enjoy about him, it is hard to recommend him though. There is something impenetrable about him -- not to mention the barriers of time, culture and language.
For whatever reason, when I had listened to both parts of "Faust", something in me was profoundly moved. All I know is that a lot of people don't have that reaction.
Good to hear that you enjoyed that discussion though :)
Was just reminded of this post in a conversation earlier today, such a great way of putting it! "Anyone with enough practice can make anything they want. The real challenge is to make something a stranger will care about"
That's so cool that you thought of this! Thanks for letting me know!
Would've loved to eavesdrop on that