Reddit mentions of The Best American Noir of the Century (The Best American Series)

**CREATIVITY**

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Adding this section because I've been ignoring it.


Read this article:


https://getpocket.com/a/read/2496701934

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And it really got me thinking about my "type."


I've always been an artist, a musician. I've been in bands forever. I'm in a fucking band right now, playing two sold out shows in March, playing a sold out show in Europe in the spring, doing a west coast tour in the summer. People love the shit I produce.

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This used to be the driving force in my life, and I've shunted it to the side.


Why? Well, for one, the business uses a lot of the same muscles - the creativity, the restless thoughts. It also eats up a lot of my time, the rest of which is taken up by family/kids/working out/etc.


Secondly, since I've been at MRP I've been focused on increasing my "masculine traits" - my dominance, my muscles, whatever. This was a latent part of my personality that needed work.

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But I feel that loss. I miss thinking about aesthetic things - reading for what it makes me feel, rather than to learn the next marketing technique.


These live shows have forced me to work on it - to go to band practice, remember how it feels. We're also recording some new songs and I need to get vocals done and recorded.

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I scheduled two nights this week to come in late and record. That'll get me back on the horse - and I want to continue working on new material so I can accomplish my goal of a short solo tour.

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I've done a lot of work on myself, and that work will continue - it's never a bad idea to address your weaknesses. But I can't forget my strengths, either - it's time to integrate what I've learned here into my own unique personality.


**READING**

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I got a bit tired of non fiction, so I've been reading this:


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LVR786/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
"The Best American Noir of the Century"


Man, it's great. Highly recommended. Short stories, includes a bit of history of the genre and the authors with each chapter. Very fun, very dark - obviously.

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Been reading "The Irresistible Offer: How to Sell Your Product or Service in 3 Seconds or Less - by Mark Joyner"

Quite good - basic, but a very nice framework for putting together offers, which is good for me right now.

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Still working through "Human Nature" by Greene - it's very good, as always.

It definitely exists as a genre. I have the following collection: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005LVR786