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Everyone is Creative — Make Magic
Everyone is creative, not just artists. It’s a myth that only highly intelligent people are creative. In fact, research shows that once you get beyond an I.Q. of about 120, intelligence and creativity are not at all related. This means we all have the potential to wield amazing creative power. Great work comes from a…
It seems that the secret to creativity is multitasking. In slow motion.
I have said before how I have ideaphoria. I have a lot of ideas and a lot of projects. I can’t do everything at once and I don’t want to abandon any of my projects in favor of another. As a result, it feels like slow progress in many directions. If I try to focus…
Paul Simon on Inspiration
All new ideas are just a combination of preexisting ideas.So where do you find these preexisting ideas?Everywhere! Inspiration is all around us, we just need to be open to it. Appropriate and recombine — Steal Like an Artist. We can be inspired by anywhere and anything — our subconscious influences and inspiration from unexpected places can…
How to Think for Yourself
First principles thinking is a powerful method for problem solving and creativity. It can help us understand complicated information and solve complex problems. It can also help us unlock our creative potential and move from linear thinking to nonlinear thinking. By starting with the most fundamental principles, we can build up to a specific situation…
Can I keep going?
“It turns out that, if you ask yourself ‘Can I keep going?’ rather than ‘Can I make it to the finish?’ you’re far more likely to answer in the affirmative.” ~ Austin KleonThe creative* life is not about arriving at some destination. It’s about the journey itself. There are no limits to what you can achieve as…
Magnify what matters
I can’t remember where this came from, but this post-it hangs over my desk: I want to hang out with people who help me grow intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. The amazing Patti Smith says “In times of strife, we have our imagination, we have our creative impulse, which are things that are more important than…
The happy secret 😀
Did you know that when we are happy and positive, intelligence rises, energy rises and creativity rises? Or that the brain at positive performs better than negative, neutral or stressed? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor shares The happy secret to better work.
How do you take your coffee?
One down, fifty-one to go! Here’s a little Friday fun for you:Studies Show Coffee May Help You Live Longer. ☕️ 🙌 When we look at coffee and creativity, it’s important to remember that coffee is more than just a drink; for many of us, it’s a ritual, and ritual can be an essential part of encouraging…
Fresh Squeezed 003: Ideaphoria
I just spent the last four socially distant days repainting my studio. Yeah, looks great, thanks for asking! 😉 Not only did the walls really need it, but so did my head.Taking a step back from the daily grind, the deadlines, the competing priorities and expectations and simply losing myself in the process of painting…
