The two rules are simple. They're not easy. (daily video)

Creative, you will get better at art. That’s what practice does.

But if you aren't doing the art which can be practiced, you will not improve at all.

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You don't understand the freedom.
You are not being asked to make an entire novel, an entire movie,
an entire symphony right off the bat.
You are being asked to do one new thing.
Welcome back, Creatives.
My name is Ruthanne Reid.
I'm a stroke survivor and author, and I'm here to help you get out of block
and into a daily habit of creation.
The Two Rule Recovery is simple. One, make
one new thing every day. Two,
let that thing be wrong incomplete, complete garbage.
Now, these are simple concepts.
We understand them.
They're not easy to do.
Making one new thing every day tells your physiological self
that creation is something that you do every day.
It's part of your normal.
Choosing to do it even when what's coming out of you is not perfect?
That's crucial.
That perfection is stopping you more than you have any idea.
And the incredible thing is that these two rules give you
freedom.
Just make one new thing.
You're not finishing a chapter.
Put a sentence down.
And because you're allowing it to be the wrong sentence,
it can be any sentence.
So there is no block because you don't know the "right" sentence.
There is no freezing because you don't know what you "should" do.
Just make something.
As you do this, you will get better at art.
That is what conscientious practice does.
But if you aren't doing the art to improve and
get better, you're not gonna improve.
That is how that works.
Creative, you can do this.
You have, in front of you, the opportunity to break out of
block for good.
You can do this on your own time.
It's not gonna cost you money.
You don't have to do anything crazy.
But you gotta start. Every single day,
make one new thing, write a sentence, draw a line.
It can be tiny and terrible.
That's fine.
As long as it exists, you have made progress.
And if you keep it up, you will build the habit.
I know it feels counterproductive because you want to walk in and
just, boom, spit out a symphony, but that's just not
how human creativity works—not if you're actually learning it
and creating something that is fully your own.
You can do this, creative.
You really can, and it is very worthwhile.
Sit down with me,
and together, let's make something new.