Artist Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) in 1965 wrote a letter to artist Eva Hesse focusing on creating – letting go, accepting whatever happens, hitting the "pause" button on the inner critic. The simple word DO appears frequently in LeWitt's handwritten note. His letter is full of naughty words and typographical errors; a full transcript is in Comments on Sol LeWitt Advice. Busy Executive Summary:

• "... Do more. ... You belong in the most secret part of you. Don't worry about cool, make your own uncool. Make your own, your own world. If you fear, make it work for you – draw & paint your fear and anxiety. ..."
• "... stop worrying about big, deep things .... You must practice being stupid, dumb, unthinking, empty. Then you will be able to DO! ..."
• "... Try to do some BAD work – the worst you can think of and see what happens but mainly relax and let everything go to hell – you are not responsible for the world – you are only responsible for your work – so DO IT. ..."
• "... try the most outrageous things you can – shock yourself. You have at your power the ability to do anything. ..."

... echoes of Rainer Maria Rilke's "Letters to a Young Poet", and Keith Johnstone's "Impro"!

(cf [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], and Not Easy (2001-03-31), Live the Questions Now (2015-04-02), Rilke on Being Human (2015-04-22), ...) - ^z - 2020-12-18