Quotes: Gareth Brookes

"I've heard people say that it takes 10,000 hours to master your style or your line or something, but I think it takes 10,000 hours to become boring and mediocre. The moment you master something is the moment you stop being creative." 

–– Gareth Brookes, British artist 

Source: Austin Kleon, Instagram Stories, January 2, 2025 

via: Sketchbook N 14, 2024, 2025, p. 45.

Quotes: Dyson + Cage

"I think it's very important to be idle ... people who keep themselves busy all the time are generally not creative." -- Freeman Dyson 


"In Zen they say: If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, try it for eight, sixteen, thirty-two, and so on. Eventually one discovers that it's not boring but very interesting." -- John Cage