#231
12.23.21
10:08a
Before you give up and open a bag of chips, the year isn’t over. What can you accomplish in these next 8 days? Yes sometime before 2022, go ahead and binge on those chips, hopefully with laughter and surrounded by people you love. And also work! Work on what’s important to end on a high note. That energy will carry you through Q1 of 2022 to create more good art. Happy 2021.
Kiubon
#230
12.22.21
2:38p
How can you win no matter what? You made 0 sales, you fell flat on your face, you stink badly. But you still won. How? The relationships you made, the skills you learned, the resilience, patience, and perseverance gained. In this sense, every failure is a success. Every failure is a failure. But if you choose to learn from it, it becomes a victory as well.
Kiubon
#229
12.21.21
7:46a
Money is a positive constraint. Don’t have enough? Good. It’ll lead to more creativity, resourcefulness, relying on your community. You want to book a $250 airbnb but it’s way out of your budget. The $150 option is farther away, less convenient, less amenities, but cheaper. Book the cheaper one. Rely on your new friends to give you a ride. Discover the nuances of the culture in that corner of the city. Walk farther and discover the city. Money is a positive constraint.
Kiubon
#228
12.20.21
7:47a
Seth Godin said it best when he talked about stretching genre. You have to on the sides of the box to use it as leverage to change and be unique. The Amazing Jonathan Documentary does exactly that. It stretches the genre of a documentary. You should watch it. I want to create art like that.
Kiubon
#227
12.18.21
8:43p
Before you move into a new apartment, leave for a vacation, or start your freshman year of college, lay out everything you’re bringing on your bed. A bed is small enough so if it’s overflowing, you know you’ve packed too much. Examine what you have, cut out half of it. “But what if I” No. You won’t need it. Think of how many times you’ve used said item in the past 3 months. Barely any. Throw it out. You don’t need so many things. They won’t make you happy. They’ll make you feel good for a moment and then leave you empty again. Throw them out. Throw it all out.
Kiubon
#226
12.17.21
8:37a
Your boss brings in bags of sweet popcorn and you’re avoiding sugar. Instead of cheating on your diet, you think of your friend who has a sweet tooth. Grab a bag for him. Think of other people. Always be thinking of how you can serve others.
Kiubon
#225
12.16.21
7:59a
Whatever you do, supplement it with art. Draw, paint, write, film, create, tell stories, make music, dance. Just make art. It doesn’t matter if you aren’t creative, or if people won’t like it, or you suck at it. Make it for you. Make art.
Kiubon
#224
12.15.21
8:56a
“Did you make someone feel seen or heard today?” – Jessica Lahey. If not, get to it. Make someone feel like they matter.
Kiubon
#223
8:07a
12.14.21
It’s snowing in the park and it’s pretty. For those who hate snow, you can look up at the sky and curse. Or you can take the weather as it comes, because you can’t control it, find the beauty in it and move on.
Let’s get to 235 blogposts.
Kiubon
#222
9:03a
12.13.21
I am a filmmaker because I am drawn to the art form. I am drawn to the art form because it combines many disciplines that I dabble in and fascinate me: writing, music, photography, acting, storytelling. Put all those together and you have a film – not necessarily a good film, you need more for that. That is why I am a filmmaker, to tell stories, to enchant, to prove to other people they can do what is on screen.
Kiubon
#221
8:24a
12.11.21
Write down who you are, your values, what you believe in, what types of decisions you will make. Therefore when faced with opposition, you won’t crumble.
Stick to your mission statement. Mine is coming soon.
Kiubon
#220
12.10.21
8:21a
I just went on a $4,000 shopping spree on camera gear. Fuck. Now I feel gross. The less shit we have in life, the better we feel. So get rid of your shit. Only buy things you need.
Kiubon
#219
12.9.21
7:47a
Ask for favors. People want to see you succeed. Even if they don’t, tell yourself they do. You will pay them back by doing the work.
Kiubon
#218
12.8.21
8:08a
People love talking about themselves, so send some cold emails, cold call people, expand your network, and truly be interested in them. Network network network.
Kiubon
#217
12.7.21
11:33am
They’re not problems, or obstacles, or hardships. They are opportunities. To be responsible. To practice your stoicism. To practice your virtues. If you get pissed off someone cuts you off in traffic, how will you respond to bigger “problems?”
Kiubon