Quartet #26: How to Tell If You're 'Playing Small', How to Stop Caring What Other People Think and More!
I have greeted this recent onslaught of ChapGPT (and other AI advancements) with an enormous grain of salt. The hype is almost suffocating.
And while I think my skepticism is still largely warranted, there are lots of ways that artists can be using these tools today to move our art forward.
#3 is a great primer for some ways it could possibly help you.
And without further ado, this week's ideas...
Quartet of the Week
1. An Exercise to Tell Where You're 'Playing Small'
A simple exercise that only involves a couple of trusted friends and about 10-15 minutes. I just discovered this and I am doing this myself next week.
2. 20 Unconventional Design Tips for Non-designers
This is great! I have been paying more attention to design elements lately. I am very much not trying to turn myself into a designer. But I have taught myself how to do some really basic graphic stuff that I now don't have to outsource (which not only costs money but also requires lead time for the other party.)
Articles like this have been so valuable to me. Simple, actionable advice that not only help me avoid easily avoidable mistakes but also helps me notice more design stuff while navigating the world. This is worth at least a skim I promise!
3. 100+ ChatGPT Prompts for Creators: Speed Up Your Workflow With AI
We are still in the very early days of this latest AI explosion and while much of what is being reported is all hype, these are really powerful tools that can already help creatives on a number of fronts.
Wondering how somthing like ChapGPT could possibly help you with anything? This post is a good place to start to get your brain framing things correctly.
4. How to Stop Caring What People Think About You
I am really good at this except for when I'm really bad at this. And that's why I found this list helpful and you might, too.
This Week in TEM
I was up in Boston helping my mother with some things all last week so there was no TEM episode. TEM300 comes out this week. 300 feels like a big number!
In the meantime, I recently made a massive shift on the business front, undoing nine years of precedent. Not gonna lie it's a little scary. I lay all of it out in the latest TEM Report.
My Final Thought for the Week
Here's a quote to send you on your way:
“If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade."
—Tom Peters
Sometimes I can inadvertently focus on opportunities I don't have rather than the ones I do. That never helps anything and only serves to make me feel worse.
That can also lead to me not seeing new opportunities when they appear right in front of my face. That's the equivalent of pulling down the shade.
Anytime I carve out time to be thankful for what I have and to look around for any new opportunities I might have missed, I am better for it.
As a side note, I am moving Quartet of Ideas to earlier in the week. I will also be sprinkling some other emails in occasionally. I will continue to notice what gets clicked on, what doesn't, and how I can best serve you all moving forward. Thanks for being on this journey with me.
Here's to leaning into the work that's a little scary this week!
Cheers,
Andrew
The Entrepreneurial Musician
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