Ashwin Murli

Fourteen Carat Gold Slum Computer Wizard. Co-founder and Head of Creative of MIX.

[Owen Williams ⚡ @ow]

me in 2010: wow 2023 will be so futuristic
me in 2023:

[The Scarlet B!tch ᱬ @thechildoftime]

Really here for old Italian people against JK Rowling.

[Ouafa @ouafa070]

But in ze Netherlands we say, waar zijn de ouders? And I sink that is beautiful.

[Daniel Benneworth-Gray @gray]

me: have you brushed your teeth

son:

[Ronald Keizer @boostyboy]

Gorillaz; gewoon op het Eikenplein!

[Ashwin Murli @ashwinmurli]

Groot ≠ Groots

[Tess Schomper @ISchomper]

That escalated quickly... 😳
#samensterk

[Billy Oppenheimer @bpoppenheimer]

This is one of the greatest displays of the creative process I've seen.

John Mayer perfectly demonstrates something that many of my favorite artists all say:

You become creative by creating.

"You just keep going 'til you get something," Mayer says/sings. "You gotta keep forcing it, forcing it, forcing it…it doesn’t matter [what comes out of your mind/mouth].”

Dr. Andrew Huberman talks about how the brain circuits that turn on before those involved in creativity are of the stress system.

I've heard him use 3 analogies to explain this.

1) It’s like you have to wade through sewage before you can swim in clear water.

2) It’s like when you try to lift your max on the bench press—it takes time to work up to that weight.

3) It’s like your best creative work is on the other side of a door at the top of a staircase—it takes time and effort to get up the stairs and through that door.

In other words, Dr. Huberman says, you become more creative the more you create.

Many artists talk similarly about what Mayer refers to in the clip as "ouija boarding" (just sort of spitting out words and sounds).

John Legend says his songs start with what he calls “the mumble track.” “It’s just me humming and mumbling nonsense,” he said.

Judd Apatow says his movie scripts are all a product of the Down-Up theory: “Get the ideas DOWN then fix them UP.” “Give yourself permission to suck," Judd says. "Anything goes. Just get something down.”

Even if it’s nonsense, he says. Keep forcing it, forcing it, forcing it.

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Before I started writing online, I told Ryan Holiday I was just waiting to know for certain what I wanted to write about.

“Just start," he said.

"You’re trying to map out the whole 9 innings. Just throw the first pitch…You’re better off starting imperfectly than being paralyzed by the delusion of perfection.”

Rather than being paralyzed by the delusion that creativity comes to you, you're better off "forcing it, forcing it, forcing it," as Mayer said.

"Go get it from the universe."

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[Nory 🇵🇷 @sportynory]

This is absolutely INSANE holy mother of god

[Dennis de Groot @punchdouble]

Without saying your age, post 4 albums that came out the year you turned 22.

[Pak Schaal @pakschaal]

Wie had er ook een ‘Ajax Rekening’ ? 🙋‍♂️

[Ashwin Murli @ashwinmurli]

@lotvanbeekie Lekker bezig maaaaaaaat 🙏🏽

[Ashwin Murli @ashwinmurli]

@JamFactory @OFFFest Loved your talk so much! Highlight of the conference 🥳

[Ashwin Murli @ashwinmurli]

What's happening here?

[AFC Ajax @AFCAjax]

Maar dit…

Moet je voelen.

[Ashwin Murli @ashwinmurli]

@marciplan Classic @internetofshit ✨

[Dennis de Groot @punchdouble]

We have a 23-year window to find the world’s most skilled deep core oil drilling team and provide them with astronaut training, so they can drill a hole into the asteroid, insert a nuclear bomb, and detonate it.