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If you're itching to start and make, but not sure how...
Here's one of the most reliable, low-risk, strategies in creativity:
Make and release something every day.
There are thousands of people doing this, today.
Here's a list of 10 communities you should check out:
Here's one of the most reliable, low-risk, strategies in creativity:
Make and release something every day.
There are thousands of people doing this, today.
Here's a list of 10 communities you should check out:
1. #the100DayProject
If you want to start today, this simple and flexible structure is one of the best challenges to get started with.
Organized by @lindsayjeanthom. https://the100dayproject.org/
If you want to start today, this simple and flexible structure is one of the best challenges to get started with.
Organized by @lindsayjeanthom. https://the100dayproject.org/
2. The Isolation Journals
When the world locked down after the COVID-19 pandemic, The Isolation Journals started off as a daily prompt (archives here: https://www.theisolationjournals.com/explore?offset=1586170800649). It has since turned into a weekly prompt.
Organized by @suleikajaouad. https://www.theisolationjournals.com/
When the world locked down after the COVID-19 pandemic, The Isolation Journals started off as a daily prompt (archives here: https://www.theisolationjournals.com/explore?offset=1586170800649). It has since turned into a weekly prompt.
Organized by @suleikajaouad. https://www.theisolationjournals.com/
3. #100DaysofX
This is an online community that helps participants learn how to implement a habit, take daily action, stay accountable, and celebrate progress.
Organized by @ka11away https://www.100daysofx.com/
This is an online community that helps participants learn how to implement a habit, take daily action, stay accountable, and celebrate progress.
Organized by @ka11away https://www.100daysofx.com/
4. SketchDaily
Each day, a bot at Sketchdaily uploads a new prompt to the community’s 1.6 million subscribers.
If you want to participate, draw something, upload it, and link to it as a comment in the Reddit thread. https://www.reddit.com/r/SketchDaily/
Each day, a bot at Sketchdaily uploads a new prompt to the community’s 1.6 million subscribers.
If you want to participate, draw something, upload it, and link to it as a comment in the Reddit thread. https://www.reddit.com/r/SketchDaily/
5. Inktober
Inktober is a daily creative challenge to draw a prompt in ink and post it somewhere—either to social media, or simply to your refrigerator.
Alternatively, you can also draw and post once per week throughout the year.
Run by @mrjakeparker https://inktober.com/
Inktober is a daily creative challenge to draw a prompt in ink and post it somewhere—either to social media, or simply to your refrigerator.
Alternatively, you can also draw and post once per week throughout the year.
Run by @mrjakeparker https://inktober.com/
6. DailyUI
If you sign up for Daily UI, you’ll receive a new prompt or brief in your inbox every day for 100 days.
Learn more about @daily_ui here. https://www.dailyui.co/
If you sign up for Daily UI, you’ll receive a new prompt or brief in your inbox every day for 100 days.
Learn more about @daily_ui here. https://www.dailyui.co/
7. #100DaysofPractice
The #100DaysofPractice started with violin soloist @violincase documenting a snapshot of her practicing violin for an hour a day on Instagram.
Learn more about it here.
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/100daysofpractice/
The #100DaysofPractice started with violin soloist @violincase documenting a snapshot of her practicing violin for an hour a day on Instagram.
Learn more about it here.
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/100daysofpractice/
8. Ship 30 for 30
Ship 30 for 30 ( #Ship30for30) provides a structure and community of people writing and sharing 30 mini-essays in 30 days.
Organized by @dickiebush and @Nicolascole77 https://ship30for30.com/
Ship 30 for 30 ( #Ship30for30) provides a structure and community of people writing and sharing 30 mini-essays in 30 days.
Organized by @dickiebush and @Nicolascole77 https://ship30for30.com/
9. Writing Prompts
Every day, users at the r/WritingPrompts subreddit post new threads with new writing prompts.
To participate in this daily creative challenge, join the subreddit and respond to a prompt each day. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/
Every day, users at the r/WritingPrompts subreddit post new threads with new writing prompts.
To participate in this daily creative challenge, join the subreddit and respond to a prompt each day. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/
10. 25 Pages a Day
When @ShaneAParrish noticed he was picking up shorter, more immediate, books instead of the longer, challenging, great ones, he devised a rule:
Read 25 pages a day.
Use this challenge if you want to read more. https://fs.blog/2015/12/twenty-five-pages-a-day/
When @ShaneAParrish noticed he was picking up shorter, more immediate, books instead of the longer, challenging, great ones, he devised a rule:
Read 25 pages a day.
Use this challenge if you want to read more. https://fs.blog/2015/12/twenty-five-pages-a-day/
If you liked this thread, you'll love the full blog post I wrote! I go further in-depth on each of these, and 15 others, here: https://herbertlui.net/daily-creative-challenges-creativity-activity/
And if you're interested in learning more about creative structures, check out my book, There Is No Right Way to Do This.
It's a great companion if you want to get started on a daily creative challenge or process: https://herbertlui.net/reps/
It's a great companion if you want to get started on a daily creative challenge or process: https://herbertlui.net/reps/
