Why Musicbed's Blog is My Favorite

I found out about Musicbed because I was looking for quality audio for videos; I became an avid Musicbed blog reader because the posted content is incredible. If you are into filmmaking, music, design, photography, technology/etc. I believe you would find the blog helpful. Their articles contain a variety of conversations and/or advice that can help anyone in [almost] any field. 



Today I read Secret Weapon: Lessons from a Producer's First Feature-Length Film. I was reminded that “It takes one moment of courage and a thousand moments of perseverance and hard work.” People always talk about the importance of having courage to step out on your dreams/passions but rarely do people emphasize the hard work that must take place. Perseverance is not the go to word people use when describing themselves but it is a necessary trait to possess. "If you hold back waiting for the perfect thing to come up, you’ll never release anything. You’ll never step out and do something." I am going to write this down in my quote book because it is so true. There will never be a perfect time to create all of the things I desire to create. I need to not wait but be thankful I have today to do something I'll be grateful I did tomorrow.



Last week I read 4 Lessons Learned by Making Passion Projects. Musicbed explains why deadlines matter. "Passion projects don’t want to be made. They love living inside our heads, and they’ll do everything possible to stay there. So we have to smoke them out with deadlines. Deadlines save us from overthinking and overtweaking." I can relate to that so deeply. My mind contains many projects that like to be ideas; however, in order for them to become a reality, they need a deadline. Passion Projects help you figure out what perspective you would like to take in an industry without costing loads of money for a business. They also give you the freedom to do what you would like. It's okay to fail in a passion project because you are able to learn from them.



Lastly, I want to mention an article I read last month: How to Create Interesting Work. They talked about the importance of being an interesting person to make interesting things. People should know why they are creating things and take a clear stance on a subject. If the viewer doesn't understand the direction of the film,book,etc. They are wasting his or her time. Musicbed mentioned Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. In this book, the Heaths claim there are six principles to a “sticky idea”: simplicity, unexpectedness, concreteness, credibility, emotions, and stories. I think this is a wonderful finding because I know I remember things that can be found in these principles. It was nice to have it explained in a six principle way.

Though I recapped three articles found on Musicbed's Blog, I highly recommend reading to find more. I have learned a lot and believe I will continue to learn more.

Kristin