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Category Archives: Creativity
Your Team Is More Important Than Your Idea
The modern Hollywood approach was to put together a team for one project and then disband the team when production was finished. Â We thought that was dumb. Â When it comes down to it, the only way to make a good … Continue reading
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Tagged Idea, Imagine, Jonah Lehrer, Pixar, Plan, Success, Team
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Color and Creativity
What color should you paint that room? Â It depends on what you want to do there. Â If you need to pay close attention to detail oriented work, paint it red. Â If you want to maximize the chance for creative insight, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Creativity, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Color, Creativity, Design, Focus, Imagination, Jonah Lehrer
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Constraints Breed Creativity
Why would anyone constrain themselves to writing poetry in Haiku? Why would Shakespeare force himself to write entire plays in iambic pentameter? Â This makes no sense. Â Think about how much harder it would be to write a play where each … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, Imagine, Jonah Lehrer
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Plodding Wins The Race
The hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. “I have never yet been beaten,” he said. Â “I challenge anyone here to race with me.” The Tortoise said quietly, “I accept your challenge.” “That’s funny,” said the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aesop, Fable, Success, Work Ethic
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Mystery
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious — the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. – Albert Einstein It’s no coincidence that we’re so driven by mystery: the unknown is what … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Einstein, Creativity, Fear, Mysterious, Mystery, Unknown
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Create More Than You Consume
It’s very easy to consume. Â We’ve created a culture that glamorizes it. Â Television and internet access alone are unending conveyer belts, delivering as much distraction and escapism as you can possibly guzzle. Â But we also have magazines, books, movie theaters, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Choice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Productivity, Self-Improvement
Tagged Consume, Consumption, Create, Creativity, Time Tracking
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Creativity and the Importance of Disappointment
I’m just diving into Jonah Lehrer’s new book on creativity, Imagine: How Creativity Works. Â We’ve discussed creativity here extensively, and even addressed how to be creative, but I hope to share some new insights from this book soon. Â In the … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, Jonah Lehrer, Psychology
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How To Write, Part 2
John Steinbeck, in a lengthy interview with the Paris Review (all of which is worth reading)Â shares some thoughts on writing: 1. Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just … Continue reading
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Tagged Habit Building, John Steinbeck, Writing
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The Most Astounding Fact About The Universe
You may have seen Neil deGrasse Tyson’s quote about what he considers to be the most astounding fact about the universe, but it’s even more impressive when mashed up by Max Schlickenmeyer:
Posted in Art, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality, Video
Tagged Humanity, Life, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Space
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How To Break A Habit
We’ve talked before about building habits. Â That’s important. Â But so is breaking habits. Â Luckily, unlike forcing yourself to repeatedly do something new and scary, breaking existing habits isn’t nearly as hard. Â One of the easiest ways is simply to substitute … Continue reading
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Tagged Change, Habits
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How Photographers Actually Spend Their Time
Note that this is true for literally every profession, especially the “glamorous” ones (click to enlarge): HT: Chase Jarvis
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Marketing, Productivity, Quotes
Tagged Business, Career, Photography
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The Path of Aloneness
Miyamoto Musashi is regarded as the best swordsman in Japanese history, and one of the greatest warriors in history. Â He was also a devout strategist. Â Written during the week he spent preparing for his own death, a period in which … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Duty, Minimalism, Mushashi, Tyler Durden
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…But No One Else Is Doing It
It’s scary if you’re the only one doing something. Â The immediate thought is that you must be doing something wrong. Â Surely, if you were right, someone else would be doing it. Sometimes, that’s true. Â Nobody is selling bacon-flavored oxygen because … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Fear, Scary
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Screen Real Estate, Productivity, and Idiots
Ran across these thoughts on how minimizing your screen real estate might actually boost your productivity: Having a big screen is a good excuse to stick a Twitter client here, mail client there, have list of files pane constantly open, … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Idiots, Internet, Productivity, Screen
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Solve The Right Problem
In 1959, long before the X-prize, Henry Kremer offered 50,000 pounds to anyone who could finally build a flying machine powered only by the pilot’s body power. Â All an entrant had to do was fly in a figure eight around … Continue reading
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Tagged Kremer Prize, Paul PacCready, Problem, Solve, X Prize
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