December 2011
9 posts
This was on Creative Something in 2011.
January 1st is a defining moment. On that date, four years ago, I started a small website dedicated to creativity. Today, after almost half a decade, Creative Something now stands as the leading blog for creative ideas and inspiration.
Thanks greatly in part to you.
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Finding creative purpose in monotony.
Occasionally you have to do things you don’t want to do.
It’s a lesson that we all learn as we grow up, embrace responsibility, and undoubtedly become a part of society at large. Sometimes those things we don’t want to do can be dangerous to our creativity. Meetings stifle momentum, paid work can restrict exploration, and going to a regular day job can often dull your...
When it comes to ideas, teams win.
Creative types are often jacks or janes of all trades.
When it comes to starting a new project – whether it’s a book or an artwork or a business venture – the creative individual wants to do it all on their own. You want to not only write the book, you’d prefer to edit it and design the cover yourself as well. Instead of getting feedback on your artwork while you’re making...
What exploding creativity means for you.
Love it or hate it, 2011 was the year of the “creative” class.
There have been different classes of workers for as long as there has been time, and lately it seems that the creative class has taken the lead over all other classes of workers and producers. Anywhere you look there’s now someone who works as a creative, or incorporates creativity into their work. You’re likely one of...
The rules of a creator's life.
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What makes you different.
Doing nothing is easy. It always has been.
Sitting down to turn on the TV, procrastinating at work, taking a longer break than you really need, spending a day trying to find the “perfect” pen, handing a task off to somebody else, putting off opening that book until tomorrow, anybody can do those things.
Taking action, that’s hard. But it’s the acts you take – putting the pen to...
Want a creative boost? Stop creating.
You know the feeling you get when you’re so involved in something that you simply can’t stop?
It’s not that you really can’t stop, more like you don’t want to (because you’re so deep in the middle of something that might work, or something exciting, or something that is looking perfect). From one creative to another I’m going to tell you a secret...
Be an explorer today.
Creativity flourishes when you experiment and explore the unknown.
When you try anything new, you’re exploring new ideas – even when you don’t consciously feel as though you are – and that leads to new insights in your life. Any time you attempt something new and experiment, your brain stores the experience away for future reference.
The more you know, the more creative you can...
Do you need to spend money to be creative?
There is an apparent desire for more or better products in those who create.
An artist longs for a larger or better designed canvas. A writer seeks out a more fluid pen or a more personable writing application. Both students and entrepreneurs look diligently for the perfect cafe to sit down and get started in. The creative evangelist searches repeatedly for the next big book of inspiration.
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