Christoph Niemann: How to Overcome the 3 Fears Every Creative Faces

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  • About this presentation
    In this 99U talk, illustrator Christoph Niemann shares his three biggest fears: the fear of not being good enough, the fear that our work will be irrelevant, and the fear of running out of ideas. Each of these cripple our process in different ways, but as Niemann explains (complete with hilarious illustrations), there are solutions we can apply to each.
    Push yourself to learn new things, embrace the grumpiness, and realize that there’s nothing wrong with you when you feel anxious or nervous-it’s just part of the job.
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    0:35 Why did I become a creative?
    2:19 What's wrong with me?
    3:14 Fear separates in 3 grand themes
    4:20 People will always judge you by your best work
    4:43 "I'm not good enough"
    4:48 Solution - Practice and become better
    5:55 Through sheer craft, you can create very good work
    6:32 One thing that's dangerous about focusing on craft
    7:00 "My work is predictable, soon I will be broke"
    7:51 Solution - Worry, doubt and agonize!
    8:25 How do you focus on work when you have to worry about money?
    9:01 Impact on creativity
    9:54 Where are you heading creatively?
    11:04 Social media is designed to mess with insecurities
    12:51 "I'm out of ideas"
    13:03 Solution - Create.
    13:40 Goal of a creative
    14:20 The 20% Rule
    16:15 Play as work
    18:18 How important the process is
    18:43 It's not about the "a ha!" moment
    About Christoph Niemann
    Christoph Niemann is an illustrator, artist, and author. His work has appeared on the covers of The New Yorker, Time, Wired, The New York Times Magazine and American Illustration, and has won awards from AIGA, the Art Directors Club, and The Lead Awards. His corporate clients include Google, Amtrak, Herman Miller, and The Museum of Modern Art. He is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale.
    Since July 2008, Niemann has been writing and illustrating the whimsical Abstract City, a New York Times blog, renamed Abstract Sunday in 2011 when the blog’s home became The New York Times Magazine. For his column he draws and writes essays about politics, the economy, art, and modern life. He has drawn live from the Venice Art Biennale, the Olympic Games in London, the 2012 Republican Convention, and he has drawn the New York City Marathon-while actually running it.
    Niemann is the author of many books, most recently Abstract City. His latest project is an interactive, animated app called Petting Zoo. In 2010, he was inducted into the Art Directors Club Hall Of Fame. His artworks have been subject to numerous exhibitions, most recently at Gallery Max Hetzler in Berlin.
    About 99U
    The 99U delivers the action-oriented education that you didn't get in school, highlighting real-world best practices for making ideas happen.

ความคิดเห็น • 21

  • @Jemppu
    @Jemppu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    After their TED, I'm now embarking on a Niemann binge. Wonderful, inspiring, and highly relatable stuff 👍

  • @gauravvikalp
    @gauravvikalp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I can watch this talk endlessly and still take so much from it

  • @forgetmoi
    @forgetmoi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is the therapy I didn't know I needed. Love it

  • @edyerae1000
    @edyerae1000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great insights felt by all artists but few can express with such humor. Have absolutely enjoyed listening to Christoph Niemann.

  • @karencarcenac7781
    @karencarcenac7781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is officially my new favorite artist! Not only because he is incredibly talented but also his mindset is amazing and so inspirational. As a creative I understand all those frustrations. After watching him I felt happy again about being a creative.

  • @joanhess1144
    @joanhess1144 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love this! And love your work/play! Totally enjoyed your episode on Abstract

  • @qntt1853
    @qntt1853 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So good! It really is important to see things in a different way, so we can present a more interesting work, a new perspective/aproach :)

  • @tupd
    @tupd 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    much much respect. love this channel.

  • @kathyr.1721
    @kathyr.1721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So good-- Thank you!

  • @sumotherdude
    @sumotherdude 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    great talk!

  • @robertfrezza3823
    @robertfrezza3823 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing.

  • @maryrscott3707
    @maryrscott3707 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Hello Christoph, I have a question. Do you decide to draw a dinosaur after you see the socks or is it the other way around. Your work is brilliant, yes, you are good enough.

    • @LostJomper
      @LostJomper 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't think he is going to answer here, maybe you should ask him on his twitter account! :) twitter.com/abstractsunday?lang=de

  • @stipu_gatibo6772
    @stipu_gatibo6772 ปีที่แล้ว

    this crowd truly is easily amused... lol
    great talk tho!

  • @michaelrechenberg146
    @michaelrechenberg146 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks!

  • @arloc_official
    @arloc_official 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    does anyone else ever get that fear of randomly loosing your art skills? like waking up one morning and not knowing how to create anymore or getting much worse at it? kinda sounds stupid but i have that fear sometimes for some reason.

    • @Sam-zj3jj
      @Sam-zj3jj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      not completely loosing , but yeah getting worse at it has absolutely been a fear of mine

  • @lizziekennedy8199
    @lizziekennedy8199 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WOW!

  • @beeborn4709
    @beeborn4709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great talk but does the audience have to laugh at pretty much anything he says? Not enough space to digest what he's saying because I'm so distracted by all the laughing.

    • @umanskiroman
      @umanskiroman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They should be crying, not laughing, Creatives obviously wont find that funny, more like painful questions.