What you make becomes a part of who you are–make it good!

What you make becomes a part of who you are–make it good!

Hi, and welcome to the first edition of my new "Make With Jake" newsletter! I hope these little anecdotes can serve as some actionable inspiration for you to dive into making things.

I believe that every human being has an inherit need to make. We all have something to say or contribute to the world, something unique about each of us that makes this place what it is. That’s what art is. And it’s one of the most fundamental things that fuels us as humans.

Big or small, when we make something, it becomes a piece of us in many ways. We oftentimes learn something from it that we take with us in the things we do in the future. If we failed at it, sometimes we stop doing it or, better yet, we figure out how to do it differently the next time. Over time, maybe this develops into a "skill" we now get to say we have. When others see what we've made it informs their perception of us going forward. Many people's entire reputations are informed from a single thing they made.

Considering this, I suggest pouring your whole self into the things you make, even if it's a grilled cheese sandwich. Try to bring purpose with you and push yourself to a place where you will grow and learn each time you make something. Try to make every grilled cheese sandwich the best one you've ever made.

“Making stuff is the most joyful occupation in which we ever engage. It’s the closest we come to God.” – Jeff Howe, author of Crowdsourcing

So... what will you make this weekend? My daughter and I are going to make her favorite Animal Crossing character out of a piece of scrap wood, a jigsaw, and some paint!

Learning the jigsaw

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Jaclyn Fortier

Account Supervisor at Tinsley Advertising

4 年

This post reminds me of a particular book that I've re-read multiple times: Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland. Some of the exact points you've discussed here (i.e. the fear of failure, the desire to create, etc.) are mentioned in the book. I think you'd enjoy it!

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Maren Werthwein

Technischer Redakteur bei VIER | Dipl. Techn. Red.

4 年

I will do one of my favorite things: Just start creating without a specific idea and see where it leads me.

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