Looking Sideways

Looking Sideways

Looking Sideways Vol. 1: Five Lessons I Learned About Creativity

Why failing to live up to your own hopes and expectations comes with the territory when you embark upon any creative endeavour.

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Matthew Barr
Dec 11, 2022
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Me en route to another interview, California, April 2019. Photo: Owen

A quick disclaimer: when I sent a first draft of this to a trusted pal to get his opinion, he replied “It’s good, but isn’t a bit negative? And why are you writing a blog about the lessons you learned when the book was amazing and seemed to go really well? Also, isn’t a bit long?”

So le…

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