I set out to take a photo every day this year. I didn't enjoy it, so I stopped. Now I'm exploring other creative outlets instead.
Late in 2025 I thought photography would be my visual creative outlet. It seemed like the obvious choice.
Today I dread it. I’m going to listen to that dread—lean into it.
I’m pausing photography because I didn’t enjoy it. Part of this exercise is exploring what I really like, and what I’ve really enjoyed is building little apps. I’m going to keep doing that.
Rick Rubin on trying to win by pleasing others:
“Do you know the biggest mistake most musicians make?” he said. “Their first album comes from love, heartbreak, passion, or depression. They have no expectation of how the world will respond. They write it from the heart, and if it catches on, they’re validated by the world. But then they start writing their second album, and they don’t necessarily write it based on love, heartbreak, or passion. They write the album they think the world will want.”