<p>If you find yourself lacking time or motivation for your creative practice, just thinking about the compounding effect of a tiny investment can sometimes be just what we need to get going and keep going. This week Tricia explores how this approach can get you through the ‘difficult middle’ and before long you'll be looking back, amazed about how much you and your creative practice have grown. </p><br><p>Follow me on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/intenyearstimeofficial/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@intenyearstimeofficial</a></p><br><p>Mentioned in this episode</p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13589182-mastery" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mastery by Robert Greene</a> (Book)</p><p><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3957486/#sec14" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How musical training affects cognitive development</a> by <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%22Miendlarzewska%20EA%22%5BAuthor%5D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ewa A Miendlarzewska</a> & <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%22Trost%20WJ%22%5BAuthor%5D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wiebke J Trost</a> (Academic Study)</p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61884992-the-way-of-the-fearless-writer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Way of the Fearless Writer by Beth Kempton</a> (Book)</p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54860396-saved-by-a-song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting</a> by Mary Gauthier (Book)</p><p><a href="https://canongate.co.uk/books/5017-your-brain-on-art-how-the-arts-transform-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Your Brain on Art: How the arts transform us</a> by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross (Book)</p><p><a href="https://londonwriterssalon.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Attend one of the London Writers’ Salon online writing hours</a></p><p>Tricia’s Rejection Tracker <a href="https://www.intenyearstime.com/free-resources" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.intenyearstime.com/free-resources</a></p><p>A picture of my whiteboard https://www.instagram.com/reel/DODqBGxDMKz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==</p><p>Support me with a donation <a href="https://www.intenyearstime.com/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.intenyearstime.com/donate</a></p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>