{"database": "pelican", "table": "content", "rows": [["ryan", "musings", "There\u2019s this new commercial by Apple called [Share Your\nGifts](https://youtu.be/3dJCroCMBPM) all about a young creative woman that\nkeeps all of her creativity to herself.\n\nShe does a really good job through the entire video of creating neat things,\nsome seen, some not, and then making sure that no one else sees them by\nstuffing them into her idea box.\n\nHer ideas are only shared when her dog opens the window to her apartment at\nwhich point her ideas are spread throughout the city.\n\nPeople on the street see the ideas as the horrified young creator watches her\ncreations get shared.\n\nAnd you know what happens? People are genuinely happy about the creations that\nhave been shared with them.\n\nThe creator\u2019s fear that people would not appreciate or understand her\ncreations were unfounded. People laugh and smile and enjoy what she\u2019s shared.\n\nIt\u2019s a hugely impactful video for me because I, like most creative people I\u2019m\nguessing, are terrified of sharing what they\u2019ve created.\n\nWhat if what I made isn\u2019t understood? What if no one likes what I've made?\nWorse, what if no one notices what I\u2019ve made. What if people make fun of what\nI made. What if ... what if ... what if ... ?\n\nI like this commercial because it takes those \u201cwhat if\u2019s\u201d and turns it on it\u2019s\nhead! What if people connect with what I\u2019ve made? What if people enjoy what\nI\u2019ve made? What if people are happy because of what I\u2019ve made?\n\nThe act of creating, for me at least, is less about any external validation,\nand more about trying out something new and learning, but I still am afraid to\nshare.\n\nThese feelings, these \u201cwhat if\u2019s\u201d can hold me back from sharing some truly fun\nthings I\u2019ve done. Who knows, maybe some of them are amazing.\n\nSo what if someone doesn\u2019t like what you\u2019ve made? So what if someone makes fun\nof what you\u2019ve made? If you hold yourself hostage to the naysayers, and the\npotential negativity of the world, you rob the world of something truly\nextraordinary ... you.\n\nAnd so, with this in mind, I am going to worry less about the potential\nnegatives of what I create when I share it, and focus more on the happiness\nthat it brings me, and the happiness it might bring to others.\n\nHere\u2019s to sharing your creativity ... here\u2019s to sharing your gifts with the\nworld!\n\n", "2018-11-27", "share-your-gifts", "There\u2019s this new commercial by Apple called [Share Your\nGifts](https://youtu.be/3dJCroCMBPM) all about a young creative woman that\nkeeps all of her creativity to herself.\n\nShe does a really good job through the entire video of creating neat things,\nsome seen, some not, and then making sure that no one \u2026\n\n", "Share Your Gifts", "https://www.ryancheley.com/2018/11/27/share-your-gifts/"]], "columns": ["author", "category", "content", "published_date", "slug", "summary", "title", "url"], "primary_keys": ["slug"], "primary_key_values": ["share-your-gifts"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8201207965612411}