I have long said that the day I turned 40 was the best day of my life, because my give a crap broke. And it's true that my give a crap broke that day, and a lot of stuff that I had been just maniacal and neurotic and worried about just literally disappeared overnight. It was like this huge weight came off me, and I felt amazing, and it absolutely had nothing to do with the tequila. Incidentally, I discovered I really like a good aged tequila that day as well, but NOT REALLY THE POINT. This summer I turned 50, and while a similar thing did not happen overnight, this was a slow burn of self reflection because it's 2020 and what the hell else is there to do? After this slow burn of a Summer, I realized a couple things that I think can tie directly in to the creative mindset. More specifically, they can hinder a creative mindset, and I've let these things affect me over the years. I suspect you have as well, so I'll share them with you. The first is that I let Other People's Dra
