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Jan 2022
1h 13m

43: Self Taught

SKETCHBOOK SKOOL
About this episode


From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich discussions about the creative process. 

This week John and Danny talk about the discomfort that comes with growth and why it's so important to give yourself permission to risk and fail. 



0h 4m 23s

covid

0h 5m 4s

married to an epidemiologist

0h 10m 22s

zombies

0h 10m 26s

earth abides

0h 23m 1s

No Text

0h 23m 1s

jack education

0h 33m 7s

betty edwards

0h 33m 14s

growth mindset

0h 40m 30s

discomfort

0h 40m 37s

200k hours

0h 40m 42s

10k hours

0h 44m 29s

permission to risk and fail

0h 51m 37s

how to critique to learn

1h 1m 19s

being your own coach



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