# motern method no way wrong tell everyone is it really that hard? you are a bad judge of your work say yes to your ideas friends and family equipment creativity school stay where you are surrounded by artists the unlived life vs the uncreative life collaborating compliments to your collaborators socializing definition of insanity a room of one's own it's all been done before two scenes per week ridiculous goals procrastinate where you work time stands still embrace nonsense limp to the finish line release everything deadlines work on weekends self promotion give it away wouldn't it be funny if... craft, then art educating out the magic keep your day job when to quit your day job now it's your job "making it" write down your ideas exercise nothing better aim for a small audience luck fund your own projects rich, whiny directors putting yourself out there don't overthink things all works are flawed go through the motions let it sit, then briefly edit vicariously tap into the universal feelings read the comments. read the reviews it doesn't need to end up like you thought it would robert johnson rule wrangling people self promotion vs organic discovery tortured artists stop getting distracted sitting in front of a blank page with no ideas rearrange a phrase making art for money it's never too late to start you finished something there are exceptions to all of these rules --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://um.fz.ax/self/motern-method.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.