Blog Assignment #3

Read "Brainwashed" by Seth Godin at changethis.com

Acknowledging the Lizard:

The lizard part of the brain tells us to conform and work within the parameters that are drilled into our minds as the right way to do things.  It fears being laughed at above all else and attempts to suppress our creative urges.  We need to acknowledge the the lizard part of our brain but then ignore it so that we can  go forward and be creative.

Ship:


Ignoring the lizard part of our brain and be willing  to reinvent yourself.  Be the person who gets things done and acquire rare skills. Make and create things that people really desire.

Make Art:

No rules or instructions, creating art enables us to connect to other people at the most basic level.  We take risks even though people my not like it or they may laugh at our efforts. These risks we take are what lead us to being rewarded when when creating and showing our art to people.



Thinking about these layers and how it may be connected in these blog assignments. I start to realize that I have had to acknowledge the lizard part of my brain many times.  I can proudly say that I was able to ignore that part of my brain and do what is necessary to get the job done.  Creating new characters that people perhaps laugh at or find uninteresting, yet I've be rewarded with people enjoying the characters and their stories.  I think that these assignments help me with the creative process by fine-tuning all my ideas.  I also think that overall it will help me with my future decision making when it comes to my future courses that call on me to be more creative.  Perhaps one day I'll be able to takes these aspects and apply them to what I hope to be doing professionally one day.  Attempting to create something and give it to the world so that even one person out there can be effected in a positive way would be a wonderful thing.  Making (my) Art and having the courage to  "Ship" it seems much more attainable after reading "Brainwashed", and I am looking forward to what my creative future holds in store for me.