Board games, brutal honesty, and all the great ideas hiding in your drafts
Internet People: Issue 122
Welcome to Internet People 🌀 A weekly roundup of fresh ideas to fuel your creative process & help you navigate the mindf*ck of being a creative person in the digital age
🎨 Bare Minimum Artist’s Way
We’re in full swing of our 12-week journey through The Bare Minimum Artist’s Way — our ADHD-friendly version of The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron.
Basically: we’re doing the least while getting the most out of The Artist’s Way, because we believe half-assing it and actually getting through it is better than giving up on week 3.
🎙️ Here’s the companion episode for Week 4
Over the last few weeks, we’ve explored creative safety, identity, and power. Now, in Week 4, we’re diving into the power of honesty — not just the kind we like to tell ourselves, but the raw, messy truth we’re usually trying to avoid.
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🗞️ Rather read than listen? Here’s the companion article for Week 4
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If you keep daydreaming about that book, newsletter, or blog you want to start, Writing Club is the weekly boost to help you get there.
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Your ideas can’t change the world if you keep them in your drafts by
Florence argues that action, consistency, and the willingness to be seen trying (and failing!) are what separate dreamers from change-makers.
Sharing your work online is the digital equivalent of a street performer setting themselves up with a microphone, in a busy space where no one asked them to perform, and giving it a good old fucking GO! Some might applaud, others might throw you some change and some might laugh or humiliate you.
No one asked for your fucking art! But guess what. No one will EVER ask for your art, until you create the art that no one asked for.
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The Curious History of Board Games
If you’re in need of a new, low stakes comfort podcast, this show dives into the surprisingly fascinating history of ordinary household items — baths, refrigerators, and in this case, board games (the story starts farther back than you think!)
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Ever wondered how Saturday Night Live gets made every week? This Architecture Digest tour takes you inside the iconic 30 Rock to see how the magic happens — perfect for anyone nosy about the inner workings of big productions!
Hard-hitting questions to stretch your brain (and start more interesting conversations)
Because sometimes, your brain just needs some eye candy to spark your next big idea
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