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Making Fun A Habit Series

30 days to add fun to your creative practice. I will be going through Mike Brennan's Make Fun A Habit workbook and help you make fun a habit. I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike on my other podcast Find A Podcast About and talking about his podcast Creative Chats. This workbook leads you through steps to rekindle the fun in your life and get you in a space where you are your most creative. This is a 30-day book and I will be tackling each day as if it were a week and providing you insights on how you can use his ideas in your creative practice. Each chapter is broken up with a short story, questions to ponder, action items, and tips.

Assignment

Questions

1. What ordinary objects already around you can repurposed in your process?
2. Are there other systems or structures that can be adapted into a new process?
3. What objects draw your attention? Why? How can you use them in your current projects or processes?

Action Item

1. Make a birdhouse out of milk cartons
2. Turn an old t-shirt into a tote bag
3. Create a sculpture out of recycled materials
4. Write a poem about an ordinary object
5. Compose a song about an ordinary object

Tips

1. Use everyday objects as inspiration
2. Experiment with different materials
3. Be creative with your use of colors
4. Don't be afraid to get messy

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