Read for Fun

Adults get guilted into reading stuff they don’t enjoy. They either have to read books for class or work…or it’s a “must read” that Oprah suggested. Either way we get suckered into boring books and we miss out on a great opportunity to be inspired. So what should you read?

Watch Weird Old TV

Want to get into some next level creativity? Check out some of the TV shows from the past. I’m not talking about the shows that survived as modern-day classics like I Love Lucy or Bewitched, I’m talking about some of the cult classics from the 60’s and 70’s. It’s sometimes surprising how postmodern these shows…

Change Your Medium

Experiencing a clogged brain? Try all new, Liquid Braino! It’s guaranteed to get your creative juices flowing the right way. When you’re feeling clogged, try changing your medium. When I get stuck looking at a computer screen all day, sometimes I just need to grab a pen and paper. Or sometimes I need to just…

Safety

Life is so distracting. There are a million things screaming for your attention at any given moment. There’s always something to fix, to clean, to cook…it will never end and it will suck your creativity from you.

Get Out!

Not to rehash an old post, but I really experience Relocation Inspiration yesterday. I found myself working on the same project for 3 hours. I was stuck! No inspiration. I knew I needed a change of scenery.

The “What If” Project

A few friends and I have started a creative exercise we practice each day. We write a simple “what if” scenario and develop it…then share it with each other. It’s been a fantastic creative boost, plus it’s helped discipline our minds to be creative. This is especially a great project for aspiring fiction writers or…

Go on a Webventure

This is one of my favorite ways to get the creative juices flowing when I feel dried up. I pick a random topic from my past (a musician, actor, tv show, subject from school) and look it up on Wikipedia. Read a bit, then click on a random link inside that page and look at…

Create Every Day

You sleep every day. You eat every day. You brush your teeth every day. (I hope.) These things are all important for normal, healthy life. If you’re trying to become a creatively healthy person, you need to start creating every day. So commit to this…create one new thing every day for 31 days. This is a…