These are the rules of a creator’s life

Decided I wanted more :)

I'm a blogger and took a stab at putting my spin on the rules - take a look at:

http://pushingsocial.com/the-rules-of-a-creators-life-a-blogger%e2%80%99s-view

@fhumayun Right on. Thank you for your points and for living them.

1) "Doing more than what you're told to can be a very unwelcome imposition..." Your comment went way beyond what anyone expected and imposed on those with common sense (although it was our choice to read it).

2) You have given us a great example of "'I know better" narcissism."

3) Just because Harrison taught does not mean that you learned anything.

4) Your point #4 was a "meaningless statement" because the original was not intended for those already living it.

5) This is one point I may not agree: You need to take more breaks and lighten up.

6) Your comments are an example of working while resting. I rest as I make light of your obvious labor to try to tear down something that was meant to uplift.

7) There is a difference between creating and sustaining. You sustained the mind set this blog post was trying to move beyond.

8) "...insipid, aimlessness..." as your comment displays.

9) Again you are right - it is difficult when people feel trapped. For example, I can't believe you loved writing this comment so what did you do? Possibly do what you have always done and felt miserable doing it.

Personally I have a large family and years ago I felt trapped, only marginally loving what I do. I broke out, even with a large weight of responsibility, and am now doing what I love to do and am much more successful. How did I do this?

I did more than I was told. I tried new things. I taught others what I learned. I made my play into work. I took breaks when my work became almost overwhelming because I was working when others were resting. I have learned to always create and that inspiration does not come by sitting around. Most importantly, if I don't love it, it is not worth the time.

I hope you will learn from these points Harrison makes. Sure, they don't go deep enough to make real change - but they aren't meant to. They are a starting point. The real change happens as you go deeper - only you can do that part.

(continued) 7. The job responsibilities already assigned ensure work is created, as are solutions. This is self-evident to the point of meaninglessness. If you're not 'creating' the results for which you're hired for: You're fired. Why point this out as a mystical formula which people overlook, underestimate, or ignore? 8. Making one's own inspiration presupposes that insipid, aimlessness is the de facto psychological state one finds oneself in. If you love what you do, inspiration will always be part and parcel of such work. If you need to be told or reminded this, it's probably because you would need to move on (as suggested in the next point) to something else rather than beat a dead horse with newly inspired clubs.

9. Not so simple, is it. People often find themselves morally trapped by the consequences of the choices they make in life (e.g Getting married, having children before graduating, or feeling that their spouse/significant other will bolt out of the relationship if they cannot maintain the necessary upkeep). No matter how much superficial agreement one cab muster for this point, for the vast majority of people, this "love it or leave it" creed is best left to "happy-feet dream chasers" who don't have families or committed relationships. And suggesting "Leaving" greatly under-estimates the control of attachment and insecurity of the human condition. These magical, formulaic suggestions are only feel-good aphorisms which are best served as chain letter spam circulations, along with cute kitty pictures to bring some levity to one's day.

1. Doing more than what you're told to can be a very unwelcome imposition and very possibly tantamount on stepping on people's toes by not only furthering their alarm about being deprived of their own security but also a hostile act of stealing rightful attention away from them.2. Trying new things is very often the worst approach to take when there is an expectation of stewardship of what is already existing/ in-play. It often becomes an arrogant act of presumptuousness which entirely ignores why things are the way they are in favor of a more whimsical "I know better" narcissism.3. Teaching others about what you know has its place, but often becomes a wildly presumptuous approach with respect to whether the other is actually learning. Many times, teaching is practiced as an act of self-worship, and also to gain authority over, dependence upon and approval from whomever is being taught -- which is precisely what teaching shouldn't be about.

4. For those who take play as seriously as their work, this is a meaningless statement. There are deeper underlying behavioral and perceptual knots which have to be undone in order to understand the message of stretching, relaxing versus stressing.5. People often avoid taking breaks precisely because it takes them a significant warm-up time to get their focus sharpened enough to perform due diligence. Unless people better grasp how to harness their attention and energy, taking breaks often times creates unprofessional delays in timed tasks.

6. Working when others are resting only makes sense if you work in an unprofessional environment where distractions simply don't allow one to build the necessary traction in attention and devotion to one's task. It makes no sense to time one's work in relation to another resting or working in a professional environment.