Creative people\u00a0often perform\u00a0an ongoing balance of internal strength and external openness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Few creatives know this delicate balance more than rapper Kanye West, the multifaceted artist who faces both critical acclaim and public scorn on a daily basis.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
After an 11-month absence from Twitter, West recently returned to the platform to annouce two new albums and deliver\u00a0a long list of advice and rules for creatives\u00a0who may be struggling with inspiration fatigue.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\nWhile West\u2019s impromptu rule book \u2013\u00a0let\u2019s call it the \u201cTao of Kanye\u201d \u2013\u00a0emerged on social media\u00a0as a new kind of philosophical study, his aphorisms address universal questions that appeal to everyone who has struggled to express their own creative ideas.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
After all, creatives must have the mental toughness and self-discipline to hone their craft. They also have to\u00a0deal with\u00a0criticism while maintaining\u00a0the fortitude necessary to go against the crowd.<\/p>\n
To maintain that internal balance, there\u2019s a longstanding tradition for artists like West to espouse a manifesto to help\u00a0clarify their creative process. (For instance, artist and filmmaker Julian Rosefeldt\u2019s 2015 film \u201cManifesto\u201d\u00a0was meta-manifesto in itself, as actress Cate Blanchett recited some artistic and political treatises ranging from Karl Marx to Werner Herzog.)<\/p>\n
To help clarify his own ideas on music and life, jazz pianist Thelonious Monk created a famous list of advice to himself which included such pearls of wisdom as, \u201cWhat you don\u2019t play can be more important than what you do.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nWest offered advice in a style similar to Monk\u2019s; his\u00a0series of tweets highlighted\u00a0the power of originality, being in the moment, and finding true happiness.<\/p>\n
Experience West\u2019s Twitter tone-poem and advice avalanche below.<\/p>\n
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