The right thing at the right time
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I came across a really interesting concept in a recent issue of CJ Chilvers newsletter.
That issue is all about burnout. I latched onto the core concept behind the burnout. It was the right thing at the right time for me.
It’s the concept of fluid and crystallized leaning curves.
You fluid learning starts when you’re younger. It peaks in your early 40’s and then begins to decline. Fluid learning is problem solving.
Crystallized learning is using what you already know in perhaps novel ways. This learning curve starts to peak in your 40’s, and continues well into your 60’s. Seems like pattern recognition and teaching ability is higher here.
Lately I’ve been feeling like I want to teach, mentor, and coach more.
I’ve always been curious about taking the processes consultants and larger companies use and adapting them for artists and indy creators. I care about all this as I know this combination of processes and nimbleness of artists and indy‘s will yield such creative expression and innovation.
I think these processes can help any creative person. Or any person who want’s to be more creative. Maybe it’s that pattern recognition in the crystallized knowledge curve speaking. But I’ve seen this over and over, and am using these processes to work on my comedy interests, and to bring you this newsletter. Plus all the other weird creative things I get myself into.
I think to myself, this stuff could be helpful to anyone working on bringing something new into the world. Painters, indy game developers, gardeners, etc.
Would you want to know more about Agile software development, Design Thinking, Product Management and how they can help you do what you do, but better?
I recognize you may not know those terms, but again I’m seeing patterns, and putting separate ideas together and I think they can really help folks.
Let me know what you think.
Would you like to know more about processes that can help creative people?
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The liminal state between systems
I was coaching someone recently and they were focused on designing a system. They wanted help designing a system that would enable the start of their work to make a change.
Note taking, todo lists, that kind of thing. Luckily? I’ve spent way too much time looking and trying all these things. My opinion is that there isn’t a perfect tool or system. But there are ones that are good enough, for now, for you.
I was feeling a little friction as I thought the person should begin to test things to get right into the changes. They were really focused on the system first.
I was basically asking myself how much of the “pre-work” is good versus distracting from doing the work of the changes. Change is scary and I sure as hell have distracted myself a million times.
We worked on some ideas on our call. And over the time between calls they really got things together and began to make awesome progress.
While this was more consulting than coaching, I think it was time well spent. It served the person I was coaching, and between calls they really made huge steps forward.
In retrospect I should have asked them to describe what their world looks like before they could start. I believe in ‘begin before you’re ready’ but maybe it’s not binary for everyone. What’s the minimum ready state before you can begin? Those kinds of questions might be better.
So what do you want to change, and what’s the minimum ready state before you can begin?
Hey Party People!
On Wednesday 8/24 I participated in my first sketch comedy show. I acted in a couple sketches, and one of the sketches I wrote made it into the show.
I’ll like to the video when it’s available.
Through the process of writing, editing, rehearsing, and performing I learned tons. How to find “the game”, and how long sketches typically run, etc. I had very little experience in sketch writing and not much in performing in general. I was warmly welcomed by the fine folks at Hey Party People.
It was a blast, and I cannot wait to do it again. They’re already looking to setup the next show.
To continue my comedy education and experience building I’m looking at taking a class at the Second City in Chicago this fall. Those are hallowed halls of comedy. It would be amazing to just walk through that door.
There’s some open mics popping back up around where I live. So I also plan on finishing a couple short standup bits, and jumping into that fire.
Five years ago, I asked myself what have I always wanted to do, but was to afraid to?
I am so glad I did, and that I began to do those scary things. I still get nervous before performing and I have so much to learn. But all this went from things that terrified me to things I love.
Maybe comedy is keeping my fluid learning curve alive.
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