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Title: Intentional creation · GitHub Authors: Category:articles Number of Highlights: 6 Source URL: https://github.com/readme/guides/intentional-creation?mc_cid=d29dfa2f77&mc_eid=c18a4418f1 Date: 2024-09-02 Last Highlighted: 2024-03-03


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We all have it. Whether it gets you up in the morning or keeps you up at night, you’ve felt it: creative potential.

Tags:creativity,passion


To create, we must first recognize its inverse: consumption. Consumption is a useful stage, but can be dangerous if it’s terminal. An infinite loop in this stage kills any chance of creation. But little is created in a vacuum. Creation still starts with consumption, albeit consumption disarmed with an intention: Research and critique


If you’re not reflecting, you’re not learning

Note: It’s interesting to consider how this is geared towards creativity but so closely aligns with things like philosophical thought. Not to mention a clear parallel to therapeutic journaling.


More generally, be wary of one-size-fits-all solutions; while prescriptive techniques such as the Zettelkasten Method may work for some, creation is idiosyncratic. Embrace your own process.

Note: Taking what works and making your own system that you enjoy is the path to success.

Tags:pkm,creativity


There are a few notable benefits of intentional creation:

  1. When you’ve built something, the influences are well-documented. It can be easier to involve others when there’s a clear creative thread to pull on.

  2. Sharing your critiques and curations invites collaboration with other creators and curators.

  3. Self-awareness. If you’re not finding your critiques crystallizing into new thoughts and ideas for projects, that’s a sign you’re looking at the wrong stuff. Are you following your interests or passively consuming trending content?

Tags:documentation,passive,creativity,criticism


There are a few notable benefits of intentional creation:

  1. When you’ve built something, the influences are well-documented. It can be easier to involve others when there’s a clear creative thread to pull on.

  2. Sharing your critiques and curations invites collaboration with other creators and curators.

  3. Self-awareness. If you’re not finding your critiques crystallizing into new thoughts and ideas for projects, that’s a sign you’re looking at the wrong stuff. Are you following your interests or passively consuming trending content?

Tags:creativity,collaboration,self-awareness,intentional