# Herbert Lui - Creative Doing (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/media/reader/parsed_document_assets/118129158/cdee-re6misph-jpg-cdee-re6misph_2twoMNo.jpg) ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/35881541) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Herbert Lui]] **Full Title**:: Creative Doing **Category**:: #books #readwise/books **Category Icon**:: 📚 **Highlighted**:: [[2023-12-27]] **Created**:: [[2023-12-31]] ## Highlights ### 5 Set Up Starting Points - There is no *right* way to do creative work; the only wrong way is not to do anything. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hjnqne7y4wpw10vsrrrsxw0t)) ^648627088 #### 5.5 Organize Your Departure Points - My solution to that was to extract the ideas and put them into index cards and [Notion](https://www.notion.so/) for my [Zettelkasten note-taking system](https://herbertlui.net/8-lessons-from-800-note-cards-in-the-zettelkasten/), which I learned from [*How to Take Smart Notes*](https://takesmartnotes.com/) by Sönke Ahrens. Each stat would get its own separate index card. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hjnqsvm54nz1ya80aw34h012)) ^648633480 #### 5.6 Say Yes - Comedian, filmmaker, writer Tina Fey calls this the “Rule of Agreement” in her memoir [*Bossypants*](https://www.amazon.com/Bossypants-Tina-Fey/dp/0316056871/), describing it as a reminder to: > “Respect what your partner has created” and to at least start from an open-minded place. Start with a YES and see where that takes you. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hjnspj1rnj7btrxb3dsx5a6y)) ^648656206 ### 7 Make Constraints Your Canvas - “Your creativity needs enough structure to support your freedom, but not so much that your freedom feels stifled,” says [Lindsay Jean Thomson](private://read/01hhhfkz0kyysv49a8wr5za62p#cdfn-1394). The ideal balance is different for everyone, and it also changes with time. These prompts will support you in finding the constraints that work for you, right now. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hjnssqd4ybryk4qzb7yyst83)) ^648656588 ### 13 Know Your Why #### 13.3 Ignore the Stats - Everyone creates for different reasons; some of us might do it to be seen, read, heard, or felt. And while this deep connection can be incredibly rewarding and meaningful, the pressure of increasing expectations, social engagement, and sales that often represent it can crush the joy out of creativity. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hjnqd8hbd0w6yc428f06phjs)) ^648621787