Tag: Creativity
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Why understanding your Why will bring clarity to your creative work
And how you can figure it out Having a strong emotional stake in the outcome of your actions is the secret to success. Not discipline. Not willpower. Before starting my creative journey and getting serious with my art, I didn’t know my Why. I was so focused on survival and stability, I didn’t take a…
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Why boredom is a creative’s best friend
In a distraction-rich world, boredom is key to boundless creativity. Boredom is a state of mind many try to avoid. In a world where your attention is currency, distractions abound. The algorithms on every major social media site aim to take that time from you, the cost of using a “free” application. As a creative,…
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Three Pillars All Creatives Need To Accelerate Their Creativity
A strong foundation can help you through any creative obstacle you face. You can’t hope to sustain creativity if you don’t have the right foundation to support it. I spent years struggling to put pen to paper. Fingers to keys. I marveled when creative flow took over my mind and body, and despaired when it…
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Why Creative Blocks Aren’t Blocks At All
Your inability to create is much deeper than you think. I used to believe in creative blocks. I would sit at my desk and wait for inspiration to hit. Pen to paper, hoping and praying the muses would whisper in my ear and inspire me. But as I got older, I realized it was nothing…