Craig Mod's Deliberate Practice: Walking Japan's Trails to Fuel Creative Independence
By
Lawrence Peryer
Toasted golden, schmeared with insight. Top of the rack.
Summary
Craig Mod exemplifies a focused, intentional approach to creative work by blending physical and digital practices. Through his SPECIAL PROJECTS membership program (launched 2019), he has achieved creative independence, producing books like 'Kissa by Kissa' (2020) and his latest work 'Things Become Other Things.' His method involves walking thousands of kilometers across Japan to generate mental space for idea development, demonstrating how deliberate practice and constrained focus can yield productive creative output.
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Since 2019, his SPECIAL PROJECTS membership program has enabled him to pursue writing that interests him most, while supporting public-facing work available to all.
The writer and photographer reveals how walking thousands of kilometers across Japan generates the mental space where his ideas develop.
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