Creativity #37
Master your tools so that they become an extension of you and you can use them unconsciously.
18 May 2012
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Creativity #36
You probably don’t know yourself too well. A designer in an interview that I read said, I don’t feel like I have a style. But his entire portfolio was made of work in the mid-20th century modern style. Maybe he meant he didn’t have his own style. Maybe he needs to ask someone what style his work is so he can be aware. Ask people about what you make, so that you can see it through different eyes.
17 May 2012
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Creativity #35
Constraints are better catalysts for creativity than complete freedom, so stop wishing for complete freedom.
Comic by Randall Munroe, who is very creative, even though he has to work with the apparent constraint of not being able to draw people.
16 May 2012
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Creativity #34
Show your work to people. Larry Shallenberger wrote a good thing about this.
15 May 2012
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Creativity #33
Be out in nature. You are part of nature.
14 May 2012
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Creativity #32
Take walks. My brain is a busy, distracted place. I find that steady physical activity keeps it occupied enough to open up some calm space for real thinking.
13 May 2012
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Creativity #31
I took up running a few weeks ago. The first ten steps are euphoric. The first half mile is horrible. After that, it’s pretty good. Creative projects tend to be like that too.
12 May 2012
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Creativity #30
Don’t listen to criticism.
11 May 2012
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Creativity #29
Listen to criticism.
10 May 2012
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Creativity #28
Read the War of Art and Do the Work by Steven Pressfield.
9 May 2012
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