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Unreasonably Remarkable
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. – George Bernard Shaw Most of us live our lives as if we’re in … Continue reading
Posted in Choice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration
Tagged Career, Choice, Control, Creativity
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Possibilities
We have more tools available than ever before to accomplish whatever it is we want to accomplish.  And technology changes so fast that you can expect to have access to tools you might not have even dreamed of every few years. Just … Continue reading
Story Basics, According to Pixar
Pixar story artist Emma Coats tweeted a series of “story basics” she had picked up during her tenure at Pixar. These were generously compiled by The Pixar Touch: #1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Marketing, Persuasion, Psychology, Quotes
Tagged Creativity, Pixar, Writing
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Get Used To Hearing No
Before you ever get into a field or a career, you’re probably going to hear someone say “no”. No, that’s too hard. No, you don’t have the credentials. No, you don’t qualify. No, it’s never going to work out. No, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Self-Improvement
Tagged Creativity, No, Reach, Rejection
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Creativity Is Not A Talent; It’s A Way Of Operating
John Cleese manages to explain about 90 different topics I’ve written about in a 13 minute span. Â Below is a really, really excellent speech on fostering creativity, becoming more effective, managing time, and much more. Â The short version is excellent, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Creativity, Inspiration, Productivity, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement, Time Tracking, Tips
Tagged Creativity, John Cleese, Lifestyle
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How Criticism Encourages Creativity
We’re taught to think that brainstorming is an effective way to generate ideas and spur creative thought. Â The key to successful brainstorming, it was thought, was lack of a lack of criticism. Â This makes sense: if people aren’t afraid that … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Brainstorming, Creativity, Imagine, Jonah Lehrer, Meeting
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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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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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Creativity in Isolation
There’s been a lot of talk in the last few years about the benefit human interaction lends the creative process. The thinking goes that experts in one field, when interacting with experts in some other field, will find new ways … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Connect, Creativity, How to be Creative, relationships, Steve Wozniak
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Cultivate Failure
“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm†– Winston Churchill Failure is part of all entrepreneurial processes.  Even if you’re wildly successful right out of the gate, even if you’re Facebook, … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Failure, Growth
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Look Better and Get Better By Culling
It’s important to go back and review your old work. Just a little time away from it and you can look at it with fresh eyes. Enough time away from it and you can look at it with someone else’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad, Creativity, Cull, Improvement, Old, Review, Skill, Work
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On Being Prolific
Picasso created somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000 pieces of art during his life. If we take the low estimate and assume he starting making real art at about 6 years old, this means he had to create about two pieces … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Business, Create, Creativity, Output, Pablo Picasso, Productivity, Prolific, Work
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