INSPIRED TO STEAL - S03E18

MCMANUS (Formerly Mind Shift) with Erwin & Aaron McManus · Oct 13, 2020 · 39m

Erwin and Aaron McManus discuss the relationship between imitation, theft, and originality in creating something new.

Erwin ruminates that before you create, first you imitate; there is a structure to every piece of clothing, art, film, etc. that serves as the beginning for every creative process.

Aaron dives into inspiration and shares the origins of his creative process. They both discuss Erwin's past and present work - the people who have copied his talks and books with no apology and great success, and the projects he is currently pursuing that people in his life didn't believe he could…