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Creative routines

EPISODE 18 · Creative routines

Small work, every day

With Nina Park, illustrator

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Small work, every day

Nina Park · Illustrator

SOURCE TIME00:08:42

Nina ParkGuest

I stopped waiting for a free weekend to make something ambitious. Now I make one postcard-sized drawing before I open my inbox. The small size matters: I can finish it on an ordinary morning, even when the rest of the day belongs to client work.

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SOURCE TIME00:19:08

Nina ParkContinued

I keep the awkward drawings in the same folder as the good ones. When I look back, I can see which idea I was circling before it became clear. I do not use a daily streak to judge whether the work is any good.

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