Brainwashed

Above is a link for the essay "Brainwashed" by Seth Godin. This article is about getting out of the monotony  that is every day life for some people and reinventing yourself. Godin talks about seven ways that you can reinvent yourself. They are:

1. Connect

2. Be generous

3. Make art

4. Acknowledge the lizard

5. Ship

6. Fail

7. Learn

"Acknowledge the lizard" was one layer that I though was really interesting. Acknowledging the lizard means to listen to that voice that is in the back of your head that tells you that everyone will laugh at you or you work isn't going to be good enough. Instead you must acknowledge the voice and recognize that it is there before you can overcome it and move past it.

Another layer that really intrigued me was "Make art". Godin explains that everything that is created is art, not just paintings or sculptures. Godin continues art is one thing that doesn't have rules but is can be anything. It isn't something with a lot of rules. By creating art you can create something original.

I think that these two layers are very connected to this blog that I have to create for my media class. For many people writing a blog can be very nerve racking and they may be scared to post original content online. By acknowledging the lizard someone can overcome this fear and make good blog posts. By creating this blog we are also showing our own art to the world. We created everything on our blogs and it is all original. I think this makes us a better student, artist and most of all a person by allowing us to reinvent ourselves.