sequence practice

Ten Bad Minutes

10 · 15 min4 steps

Before you begin

Open your medium — page, canvas, instrument, dough. The only rule: make badly on purpose.

The practice, step by step — read it all first if you like

  1. Lower the bar

    Say aloud: this is allowed to be terrible. Mean it.

    about 30 seconds

  2. Make

    Create for ten minutes with the brakes off. Quantity over quality; play over plan.

    about 600 seconds

  3. Do not judge

    When the timer ends, do not evaluate. Notice instead: how did the making feel?

    about 60 seconds

  4. Keep one seed

    Find one line, shape or phrase worth keeping. The rest was compost — honour it as such.

    about 90 seconds

Accessibility

Any medium counts, including humming, arranging objects or cooking.

How long do you have?

Or read through it quietly above, at your own pace.