This is tip number three, and it’s all about emphasizing consistency while honoring creative inspiration. The key to this is remembering that done is better than perfect.
Rachel Habikost shares her top ten tips for creatives in the year 2024. Tips include balance, consistency, and spontaneity. Let us know in the comments what one way is that you can create consistency in your creative endeavors.
It's time for tip number three of my top ten tips for creatives in 2024. Hi, I'm Rachel Habikost. I'm a mental health writer with a passion for destigmatizing mental health through storytelling. In this series, I am sharing my top ten tips for creatives in the year 2024. Just joining us, this is tip number three. I recommend going to my profile and watching video. Number one. And number two, they're nice and short, so it won't take you too long. So tip number three, balance, consistency, and spontaneity.
If you're a creative person, you know that oftentimes our most inspired ideas come at the most inconvenient times. I'll get my best writing done right before I'm going to bed or when I'm on a long walk and there's not a writing device in sight. And these moments of spontaneity need us. So I'm not suggesting to ignore or remove spontaneous creativity from your routine. And I also know that some of my most successful projects, like my book, like a big speech I've given in the past, these have been born from consistent, regular engagement in my craft.
For me, as a writer, this means committing to a writing schedule. In 2024, for example, I have a plan to post one blog post per week. No matter how good the blog post is. In 2023, I let myself write only when I was inspired. So I was only listening to that spontaneous creativity, which felt good at the time, but it meant that I actually ended up only posting five blog posts in the entire year. Again, there's no shame in that, and there's nothing wrong with that. I learned. And now, based on what I've learned, I'm going to make some changes.
So I have to remind myself that not every piece of creative work has to be perfect. Sometimes it just has to be done by committing to a schedule. I'm exercising my writing muscles, I'm building a portfolio, and I'm building self trust. So my motto for this tip is done is better than perfect. Let us know in the comments what one way is that you can create consistency in your creative endeavors, and we will do our best to support you. I'll see you next time for tip number four,
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