<p>youtube episode: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/Jer_eAG1q1s">https://youtu.be/Jer_eAG1q1s</a></p><p>everyone is creating, everyone is creative!!! your desire to create is valid whether you pursue it as a hobby, side-quest, side-hustle or a career! one creative skill might take many forms in different stages of your life. sharing my thoughts and observations based on my own personal experience on how you can explore, refine and navigate your creativity, your career and the creative industry. i think even if you don't work in the creative industry this same model can apply to different disciplines too.</p><p></p><p>00:00</p><p>00:58 - being creative is inherent to the human experience</p><p>03:50 - intro to quadrant diagram</p><p>04:47 - high visibility x creative freedom</p><p>05:19 - industry x high visibility</p><p>05:32 - industry x low visibility </p><p>06:20 - creative freedom x low visibility </p><p>06:46 - pedestaling of high visibility x industry careers</p><p>07:48 - get to know yourself before assuming there is only one version of success</p><p>09:25 - mapping the terrain and navigating accordingly</p><p>09:59 - pros &amp; cons to every quadrants</p><p>10:05 - high visibility x industry</p><p>11:05 - industry x low visibility </p><p>12:13 - creative freedom x low visibility </p><p>13:09 - high visibility x creative freedom</p><p>14:28 - advice for young/aspiring creatives</p><p>15:36 - now is the best time to flop</p><p>16:49 - the challenge and the process has to become as rewarding as the outcome</p><p>17:46 - taste makers vs trend followers</p><p>19:00 - try different approaches, embrace different opportunities</p><p>21:38 - focus on doing before refining strategy </p><p>22:24 - you should be creating more than you are complaining</p><p>22:55 - being hot &amp; having fun creative philosophy</p><p>24:04 - proof of concept, get experience</p><p>25:29 - learn how to communicate and present your work</p>