@djwudi

Goodness, being comfortable and content and knowing everyone else was.

That's some solid utopia there.

@djwudi Or as Kurt Vonnegut said it:

“Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.”

@djwudi this is something small children have, and lose with age. draw? sing? of course you can! it's fun. it sucks, but who cares.

i grew up in a church where i got to hold on to this for a bit longer, because anyone who had even the slightest musical ability was encouraged up on stage to perform. i got so much out of that, especially the idea that _amateur art is fine_.

i think a big part of unlocking creativity in people is saying: pretend you're five. just continue from where you left off.

@djwudi

In the new series (Discovery, and Strange New Worlds) involving Captain Christopher Pike, he’s actually good at his hobby — cooking. He’s a foodie, and frequently has staff gatherings over a dinner he has prepared.