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Making Fun A Habit Series30 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. AssignmentQuestionsWhat ordinary objects already around you can repurposed in your process?Are there other systems or structures that can be adapted into a new process?What objects draw your attention? Why? How can you use them in your current projects or processes?Action ItemMake a birdhouse out of milk cartonsTurn an old t-shirt into a tote bagCreate a sculpture out of recycled materialsWrite a poem about an ordinary objectCompose a song about an ordinary objectTipsUse everyday objects as inspirationExperiment with different materialsBe creative with your use of colorsDon't be afraid to get messyReach Out To The PodcastTo reach out to me, email [email protected] I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.Email: [email protected] YouTube Channel: Create Art Podcast YT ChannelIG: @createartpodcastTwitter: @createartpodCreate Art Podcast Newslettertimothybrien.substack.comSpecial MessageIf you have found value in this podcast, please share it with a friend as that is the best way to discover new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz.I am trying to utilize YouTube more, so make sure to check out my YouTube Channel to see me doing the episodes right in front of you. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy