I finally caved and read The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron - a legendary book that has you commit to a 12-week program of self-development and discovery. Does it live up to the hype? Did it 'unlock my creativity' as advertised? In other words: is The Artist's Way as good as they say it is?
In this long-ass review video, I'm giving you my honest opinions on the good, the bad, and the in-between. I share passages that I found most impactful for me, to help you get an idea of whether this book is worth your time. And I get into why I hated artist dates so much.
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The Artist's Way - Julia Cameron
Starting The Artist's Way: https://youtu.be/A2OHZAsHCo4
On distraction and the overconsumption of media: https://youtu.be/9r0H7kYCLP0
On having art block and nothing to 'say' with my art: https://youtu.be/4LROY5JR3Uk
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📖 CHAPTERS
00:00 Reading The Artist's Way (as a skeptic)
00:56 Little context about my background in art
02:00 Morning pages: are they worth it?
03:55 Journaling prompts
04:48 Why I FAILED at artist dates
06:40 Am I secretly a workaholic
06:44 Workaholism
08:40 The reading deprivation week
10:08 The best thing about this book
12:47 Let's talk about the God thing.
15:15 What I didn't like about the book
16:33 The 'artists are broke' belief aka MONEY BAGGAGE
21:01 How perfectionists make art
23:27 Do I recommend The Artist's Way?