Work without judging

Fill a drawer with drawings.

Fill a notebook with short stories.

Fill an album with images.

Fill a hard drive with recordings.

Do the work daily and put it away.

Don’t look at it tomorrow. Don’t look at it for weeks or months.

And in the meantime, keep doing work.

Our view from the street is critical, but our view from the rooftops is kind. Wise, too.

Working in this way allows us to suspend judgement. It keeps self-criticism at bay. It allows us to trust our deeper creative wisdom.

Don’t worry about yesterday’s work. Put it in a drawer. Focus on what’s now and what’s next.

Delay in looking back and the distance traveled will make the view worthwhile.