Drew English
@drewenglish.bsky.social
Creative Consultant & Storyteller w/ two decades crafting narratives across film, podcasting, and digital media.
Host of No Set Path Podcast.
https://drewenglish.kit.com/newsletter
Host of No Set Path Podcast.
https://drewenglish.kit.com/newsletter
Mindset of the day
April 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Mindset of the day
Social media has broken our brains.
🎥 In filmmaking you see:
– $100K rigs
– Big sets
– Constant upgrades
You think:
“I need that too.”
No, you don’t.
What you need is to stop watching and start doing.
🎥 In filmmaking you see:
– $100K rigs
– Big sets
– Constant upgrades
You think:
“I need that too.”
No, you don’t.
What you need is to stop watching and start doing.
April 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Social media has broken our brains.
🎥 In filmmaking you see:
– $100K rigs
– Big sets
– Constant upgrades
You think:
“I need that too.”
No, you don’t.
What you need is to stop watching and start doing.
🎥 In filmmaking you see:
– $100K rigs
– Big sets
– Constant upgrades
You think:
“I need that too.”
No, you don’t.
What you need is to stop watching and start doing.
Digging into my @readwise.bsky.social vault of saved quotes. This is a good one.
March 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Digging into my @readwise.bsky.social vault of saved quotes. This is a good one.
Been really sitting with this one lately
March 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Been really sitting with this one lately
YouTube People: Input Needed…
Do I continue to maintain a separate profile for my podcast or integrate it into my personal page so I can build out an ecosystem in one place?
Thanks in advance.
Do I continue to maintain a separate profile for my podcast or integrate it into my personal page so I can build out an ecosystem in one place?
Thanks in advance.
March 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
YouTube People: Input Needed…
Do I continue to maintain a separate profile for my podcast or integrate it into my personal page so I can build out an ecosystem in one place?
Thanks in advance.
Do I continue to maintain a separate profile for my podcast or integrate it into my personal page so I can build out an ecosystem in one place?
Thanks in advance.
Find the thing that’s going to move the needle the fastest and focus on that.
Shed the rest
Shed the rest
March 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Find the thing that’s going to move the needle the fastest and focus on that.
Shed the rest
Shed the rest
“We know that empires always fall, so we must think about why—and why they seem to always collapse from within.” - Ryan Holiday
March 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
“We know that empires always fall, so we must think about why—and why they seem to always collapse from within.” - Ryan Holiday
Weekend thought: Creating when the world feels broken isn't denial-it's resistance.
It's saying: "Despite everything, beauty still matters.
Connection still matters. Expression still matters."
That's not naive. That's courage.
What creative act of courage are you working on this weekend?
It's saying: "Despite everything, beauty still matters.
Connection still matters. Expression still matters."
That's not naive. That's courage.
What creative act of courage are you working on this weekend?
March 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Weekend thought: Creating when the world feels broken isn't denial-it's resistance.
It's saying: "Despite everything, beauty still matters.
Connection still matters. Expression still matters."
That's not naive. That's courage.
What creative act of courage are you working on this weekend?
It's saying: "Despite everything, beauty still matters.
Connection still matters. Expression still matters."
That's not naive. That's courage.
What creative act of courage are you working on this weekend?
"Art is the highest form of hope" - Gerhard Richter
This quote has changed how I think about creating during difficult times. When everything feels uncertain, making art becomes an act of faith in the future.
What creative work gives you hope right now?
This quote has changed how I think about creating during difficult times. When everything feels uncertain, making art becomes an act of faith in the future.
What creative work gives you hope right now?
March 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"Art is the highest form of hope" - Gerhard Richter
This quote has changed how I think about creating during difficult times. When everything feels uncertain, making art becomes an act of faith in the future.
What creative work gives you hope right now?
This quote has changed how I think about creating during difficult times. When everything feels uncertain, making art becomes an act of faith in the future.
What creative work gives you hope right now?
I can't post as if everything's normal when it doesn't feel that way.
I've been trying to draft the same newsletter for months, scrapping it over and over until I realized: authenticity means acknowledging the struggle.
Sometimes naming the difficulty is the first step toward moving through it.
I've been trying to draft the same newsletter for months, scrapping it over and over until I realized: authenticity means acknowledging the struggle.
Sometimes naming the difficulty is the first step toward moving through it.
March 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I can't post as if everything's normal when it doesn't feel that way.
I've been trying to draft the same newsletter for months, scrapping it over and over until I realized: authenticity means acknowledging the struggle.
Sometimes naming the difficulty is the first step toward moving through it.
I've been trying to draft the same newsletter for months, scrapping it over and over until I realized: authenticity means acknowledging the struggle.
Sometimes naming the difficulty is the first step toward moving through it.
In the words of Samuel L. Jackson in Jurassic Park: “Hold onto your butts”
That pretty much sums up America right now, no?
That pretty much sums up America right now, no?
February 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
In the words of Samuel L. Jackson in Jurassic Park: “Hold onto your butts”
That pretty much sums up America right now, no?
That pretty much sums up America right now, no?
@wintertone.bsky.social welcome to the “blue side”??
January 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
@wintertone.bsky.social welcome to the “blue side”??
Really hungry for more and authentic engagement here.
Let’s dig in creative people. What are you working on?
Let’s dig in creative people. What are you working on?
January 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Really hungry for more and authentic engagement here.
Let’s dig in creative people. What are you working on?
Let’s dig in creative people. What are you working on?
It’s still the Gulf Of Mexico by the way
January 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It’s still the Gulf Of Mexico by the way
Given the times in the US, I’ve been feeling like telling stories and making pretty pictures is unimportant…
I was so wrong. It’s everything right now. I just had to be reminded.
ART is important. Expression is important. INSPIRATION is important!
I was so wrong. It’s everything right now. I just had to be reminded.
ART is important. Expression is important. INSPIRATION is important!
January 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Given the times in the US, I’ve been feeling like telling stories and making pretty pictures is unimportant…
I was so wrong. It’s everything right now. I just had to be reminded.
ART is important. Expression is important. INSPIRATION is important!
I was so wrong. It’s everything right now. I just had to be reminded.
ART is important. Expression is important. INSPIRATION is important!
January 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
January 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
@jfpetersphoto.bsky.social found you!
January 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
@jfpetersphoto.bsky.social found you!
We need more of this out in the world
January 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We need more of this out in the world
Taking a page out of all the stoic material I’ve read:
Trying to focus on only that which is in my control.
#stoicism #stoic #creatives
Trying to focus on only that which is in my control.
#stoicism #stoic #creatives
January 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Taking a page out of all the stoic material I’ve read:
Trying to focus on only that which is in my control.
#stoicism #stoic #creatives
Trying to focus on only that which is in my control.
#stoicism #stoic #creatives
@rencher.industries welcome to a safe space! Happy to see you here.
January 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
@rencher.industries welcome to a safe space! Happy to see you here.
A somber, quiet day for many here in the states.
January 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A somber, quiet day for many here in the states.
Reposted by Drew English
Enjoy the last day before tomorrow. Then four years…
January 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Enjoy the last day before tomorrow. Then four years…
Everyone wants a guide, even if they say they don’t.
I know I do.
The danger is when you rely TOO much on the guide and not on yourself.
I know I do.
The danger is when you rely TOO much on the guide and not on yourself.
January 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Everyone wants a guide, even if they say they don’t.
I know I do.
The danger is when you rely TOO much on the guide and not on yourself.
I know I do.
The danger is when you rely TOO much on the guide and not on yourself.
Went to do the “morning business” and took a book instead of my phone.
That little tweak starts the day off in such a better light. Been really noticing how sad my tech makes me lately.
Words are better.
That little tweak starts the day off in such a better light. Been really noticing how sad my tech makes me lately.
Words are better.
January 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Went to do the “morning business” and took a book instead of my phone.
That little tweak starts the day off in such a better light. Been really noticing how sad my tech makes me lately.
Words are better.
That little tweak starts the day off in such a better light. Been really noticing how sad my tech makes me lately.
Words are better.