https://www.olafalders.com/categories/creativity/Recent content in creativity on olafalders.comHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 Olaf AldersWed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.olafalders.com/2026/05/27/no-inhibitions/Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.olafalders.com/2026/05/27/no-inhibitions/"Learn your instrument. Practice, practice, practice. Then forget all that and just wail."<!-- markdownlint-disable MD003 MD033 MD046 --> <p><a href="https://www.olafalders.com/2026/05/27/no-inhibitions/featured.jpeg" ><figure><img class="my-0 rounded-md" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="auto" alt="featured" width="864" height="1080" src="https://www.olafalders.com/2026/05/27/no-inhibitions/featured_hu_8166bb783aac8b03.jpeg" srcset="https://www.olafalders.com/2026/05/27/no-inhibitions/featured_hu_8166bb783aac8b03.jpeg 800w, https://www.olafalders.com/2026/05/27/no-inhibitions/featured.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 65vw" data-zoom-src="https://www.olafalders.com/2026/05/27/no-inhibitions/featured.jpeg"></figure> </a></p> <!-- markdownlint-disable-line --><p class="attribution">Image via <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-magness">Steve Magness</a>.</p> <p>When I was in university, I started playing in a band with a singer who also did improv comedy. That guy could just let go, no inhibitions. Forgot the lyrics? Not a problem, he just came up with something else. Forgot the chords? That was an opportunity to see what else works. If he tried something and it didn&rsquo;t work, he&rsquo;d just try something else. The part of his brain that was supposed to be in charge of inhibitions? Switched off.</p> <p>I learned a lot from him.</p> <p><a href="https://www.olafalders.com/2026/05/27/no-inhibitions/">Read on website</a></p>