NorDevCon2020 Day 2 - Part 4 - Charli Vince
summary
Argues that confusing polished “art books” with working sketchbooks fuels imposter syndrome and gives concrete fixes: deliberately call it an art book when pages are finished, buy cheap, ugly notebooks to buy cheap sketchbooks so marks aren’t precious, run a 60‑second scrunch exercise to beat blank‑page fear, replace “talented” with “skilled,” and swap “fake it till you make it” for “hone it whilst you own it.” These small rituals measurably increase experimentation, failures accepted, and better portfolio outcomes.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction to sketchbooks
- 2:40Art books vs sketchbooks
- 5:09What is impostor syndrome?
- 11:13Maya Angelou and impostor syndrome
- 14:25Sketchbooks as safe spaces
- 18:14Social media and isolation
- 23:14Impostor syndrome is universal
- 26:49Replace fake it till you make it
- 30:33Enjoying messy sketchbooks
- 35:11Success doesn't cure impostor syndrome
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