Daily Practice

In June and July, I did the daily Index Card a Day (ICAD) challenge. In August, I posted here every weekday. What I found is that showing up is what leads to inspiration, not the other way around.

Here are some of my favorite posts from this month:

• Make Ugly Art
• Joan Mitchell
• Much Ado about Noting
• Ode to Summer
• Recent Work

These wouldn’t have been written had I waited for inspiration to strike.

A daily practice is the foundation to creativity and innovation. Austin Kleon calls it “apply ass to chair“: regularly find time to sit down, and you’ll discover something to write about, or paint, or collage. Getting started is the hardest part.

Don’t wait for inspiration — just show up, and inspiration will find you, eventually.