Article link: http://changethis.com/
"Acknowledging the lizard" is allowing that self-conscious voice inside of your head that is always telling you that you can't do something to take control of your thoughts and actions. This is the part of our brain that feels shyness, worry, and anger. By giving into these feelings we live in fear and cannot be artists. By recognizing that this "lizard brain" is a part of our being we can actively find a way to get past it and create art.
Failing is another way you can reinvent yourself. According to the article, you must be open to failing often and in public. Creating things takes time--like building factories or institutions. The same goes for art and media. In order to create something good, you have to take risks, make changes, and sometimes fail. Try, try, try again, the saying goes.
Acknowledging the lizard and failing apply to creating this blog because there is always going to be that one person that critiques your work that hates it. They are the lizard in your brain. They will try to bring you down, but if you ignore them, you'll be fine. Failing doesn't really relate to this blog because it is so subjective. I think these blog posts are a good way to speculate about media and discuss our opinions on our own creations and our classmates creations.
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