It's easy to say you'd like to paint, spend an entire afternoon painting, and then never touch a paintbrush again for another 6 months. To avoid burnout, tease yourself with
a hint of what you'd like to get better at. Whether it be 10 minutes per day, or 1 hour, make sure that you do the creative thing you're after everyday
Made popular by the serial entrepreneur and author James Altucher, if you list out 10 creative ideas per day, your brain will get used to coming up with
Who are the people you spend the most time with? Try to think of the top five members of your squad. Are they contributing to, or detracting from your creativity? Be
along for the ride. The trick is to not let them detract from your success, by not losing momentum. As Winston Churchill once said, "success is going from failure to failure
Say there's a taken-for-granted truth or norm out there. Rather than make a mental note to resign yourself to that fact, imagine what it would be like if reality were
different, and allow that defiance inspire and transpire into original art. Art that resonates most deeply with people usually relates to them first, so if you repurpose an existing phrase,
Sure, you'll mess up. It happens to the best of us. Rather than sweeping every failure under the rug, get candid about it. Do not look at failure as something to be ashamed
If you're making dinner, put an untried and true ingredient into the mix to see what happens. Or don't, and dissect how lasagna was invented. Get curious about the taken-for-granted
It may be tempting to write about the things you've done, or the things you've studied. What may not come as naturally? Writing about something you have no knowledge of.
How can this help you unlock your creativity? By forcing you to ask more questions, and make some potentially false conclusions. Once you write it out and fact check, you
Were you ripped off by a shady company? Did someone break your heart and you're pissed beyond reason? Write about it or create a work of art that captures how you feel.
Creativity is a muscle, and even while dormant, we know it exists. But it really thrives and grows big and strong when we exert it regularly. Let's say you'd like to take up drawing, sculpting, writing, singing, composing, but don't know where to start.
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