New Creative Era What we wish we knew then
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Apr 21, 2025 They trade seven lessons learned from long creative careers, from keeping a steady writing habit to documenting collaborations so scenes endure. They argue for showing up to concerts and openings, and for repetitive early work that builds craft. They warn about mixing romance with collaboration, urge direct communication, and encourage embracing uncategorizable work while protecting health and labor.
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Document Your Scene With A Memento
- Make a physical memento or catalog of your collaborations and scenes.
- Joshua regrets not creating a book or token documenting his early Bushwick peer group's projects, losing a concrete record.
Rote Production Trains Creative Craft
- Early, repetitive production jobs build craft calluses that speed creative problem solving.
- Yancey cites transcribing interviews and rewriting briefs as formative work that trained his voice and instincts.
Mocking Art Basel Backfired
- Joshua used to mock Art Basel elites but now appreciates institutional value.
- He recalls meeting someone at a party he mocked who later invested in his project nine years after.
