Art Twitter: an idea I have been thinking about a lot is this... “The cost of initiation is high”. Cars use more fuel to start the engine than to run it. Starting to pedal your bike requires more energy than continuing at your speed. This is true of us artists as well (cont...)

When I am learning I fully inundate myself with information with the intention of learning what information is critical. Shed the rest, because it will make more sense in time. Knowing that “the cost of initiation is high”, be careful of how much you...

Initiate at any given time. It will require more than you have to initiate the understanding of everything at once. All the little micro-skills and understandings involved in art (let alone art Business)can be maintained synchronously, but they cannot be initiated synchronously..

Being gentle and understanding of yourself is knowing that you can probably only focus on one key initiation at a time, and that its ok to shed the remaining information in order for this complex web of information to work through the process of...

“mechanical initiation —> becoming familiar with —> becoming effective at —> understanding —> becoming intuitive/not taking up bandwidth”. When what you’re working on doesn’t take up processing bandwidth is when you can afford a new initiation...

Just remember, ”The cost of initiation is high” and treat yourself kindly when the best thing you can do is to work on this one thing In front of you. This is a long term investment, you got this ! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪" title="Angespannter Bizeps" aria-label="Emoji: Angespannter Bizeps">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪" title="Angespannter Bizeps" aria-label="Emoji: Angespannter Bizeps">