How to Deal with Creative Ruts

This article was originally posted on F Stop Lounge. —– Ahh, the dreaded creative rut! How much we photographers hate you. You sap our energy, take away our motivation, destroy our will to press the shutter button and leave us feeling frustrated, angry, depressed and without hope. Before I threw myself into my 365 Project, …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 29 – Slightly Less Zombied

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) After yesterday’s hell on Earth, today has been markedly improved. And I’ve been sleeping less than I ever have in the past – between 2hr20min and 2hr40min a day (7 or 8 naps a day). …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 10 – Stacking Sleep

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) Hey peeps! Day 10 today, I’m finally into the double digits! Early this morning I suffered through another day like yesterday, though I have come up with a battle plan to combat the tiredness. The …

Polyphasic Sleep Days 8-9 – Hitting the Wall Pt 2

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) After a couple of great days, I’m back to “zombie” stage now. Uggh. It’s not as bad as the initial few days, but it’s definitely draining to the point where I have to force myself …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 7 – Sleeping and Rockclimbing

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) Hi boys and girls! This post will be relatively short as I’m trying to make a dent in my massive to-do list. You may be wondering how I’m feeling after pushing myself very hard yesterday …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 6 – From Minor Setback to Pinging Off Walls

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) As I sit here writing this, I’m in a damn good mood. So I’m going to start with a relevant joke. I’m not a vegetarian, I’m just off my chops. You see, ladies and gentleman, …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 5 – Getting it Together

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) Well, today is certainly a different day! I’m not going to break today’s entry down into times; my energy and nap schedule were about the same across the day. I’m running late doing this blog …

Creativity is a Muscle

You know, growing up I had this strange idea that people were born into things and their environment and personal development wouldn’t have much of an impact on who they were or what talents they would possess. I was convinced you could only be intelligent, or creative, but not both. You could be a musician, …