Blog Assignment #8 Brainwashed

In Godin's article, he talks about seven different layers of reinventing yourself. Examples of his layers are 1.) Acknowledging the Lizard, 2.) Making Art, and 3.) Fail. Acknowledging the Lizard basically is to ignore being laughed at, and resume our Art. Making art is to literally make art, which could essentially mean just to collaborate ideas and MAKE SOMETHING. Lastly, Fail is to actually fail. If we fail at what we do, we learn, and keep pushing.

I feel that these layers mentioned in Godin’s article are very important on improving yourself as a person, or “reinventing” if you will. The layers mentioned above are things that I regularly try to acknowledge to make me a better person. As for our blogs, I’m not entirely sure how they have helped, but I do know that each individual layer does in fact help push a person closer to their desired limits. There have been many times in my life that I did not acknowledge the lizard, and limited my abilities. All throughout growing up, I feel that everybody experienced being laughed at or criticized, and it slowly but surely guided them into grooves, and limited them. There was one point in my life that I realized how awesome it was to be a little different and creative. Hopping out of the normal groove changed me, and made me a better artist, friend, and overall person. As for making art, this is a NECESSITY. When you start to make art, you start to appreciate more forms of art, and art as a whole. When you can see beauty in anything created, you can see a whole new world. Life is full of art, and so many people neglect it. If people would just open their eyes every now and then, they could really learn a lot. If you make art (which we do every day unknowingly), and understand that what you are doing is actually art, your life is taken to a whole new level. Lastly, to fail. Failing may be the most important layer. There has never been anybody on the earth that has totally succeeded in everything they did without ever failing. Failing is practice. Failing made me who I am today. The many things I failed on in the past have pushed me further and further. Success can only be found after failing. Whether it be sports, art, asking out a girl, or even getting a paper cut when folding paper, WE LEARN. We add it to our brains what NOT to do, and this helps us be more aware of what to do next. Like I mentioned earlier, It is practice.

            With all of these layers, we can become better artists, people, students, etc. It just takes a little bit of recognizing, and a little more practice, and we can improve not only ourselves, but the world around us!