Day 771 - Calm pursuit of creative flow - https://golifelog.com/posts/calm-pursuit-of-creative-flow-1676023986336
If there's anything that I want more for my work, it is what DHH (creator of Ruby on Rails) described so well in his blog post:
> "...it's the essence of a good work life: A place of calm for interruption-free pursuits of interesting projects. A portal to the state of flow." - [DHH](https://world.hey.com/dhh/how-it-started-how-it-s-going-baefaf09)
He was talking about his old basement office where he made his career-defining projects like Rails, but the main points were these key words:
Interesting projects.
Free of distractions.
Calm pursuit.
Flow.
That's what I'm after too. At the root.
Yes earning money is important. But it's a necessity, for survival, for family. Making projects that generate revenue isn't what defines creative success for me personally. It's not what can be counted - likes, impressions, page views, followers.
It's about being able to experience flow. The relaxed joy of creating. The calm pursuit of interesting projects, away from the noise of a noisy, noisy world. The aliveness of making something. Anything.
That's what truly counts. That which cannot be counted.
That which can be counted upon to feel a sense of satisfaction for a creative life well lived.
I'll die a happy man, if I could be close to that feeling for most days in a year, for most years in a lifespan.
Just let me create.
> "...it's the essence of a good work life: A place of calm for interruption-free pursuits of interesting projects. A portal to the state of flow." - [DHH](https://world.hey.com/dhh/how-it-started-how-it-s-going-baefaf09)
He was talking about his old basement office where he made his career-defining projects like Rails, but the main points were these key words:
Interesting projects.
Free of distractions.
Calm pursuit.
Flow.
That's what I'm after too. At the root.
Yes earning money is important. But it's a necessity, for survival, for family. Making projects that generate revenue isn't what defines creative success for me personally. It's not what can be counted - likes, impressions, page views, followers.
It's about being able to experience flow. The relaxed joy of creating. The calm pursuit of interesting projects, away from the noise of a noisy, noisy world. The aliveness of making something. Anything.
That's what truly counts. That which cannot be counted.
That which can be counted upon to feel a sense of satisfaction for a creative life well lived.
I'll die a happy man, if I could be close to that feeling for most days in a year, for most years in a lifespan.
Just let me create.