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Today’s Creative Draino is super fun. It’s both an exercise and a way to pass time when you’re bored. (I often employ this technique during long meetings that aren’t holding my interest.)
The concept is simple: imagine your life as a cartoon. Unless you grew up in communist USSR (I’m sorry if you did), then you’ve probably seen plenty of cartoons. Cartoon characters aren’t limited by real world obstacles. In a cartoon:
- Whascally wabbits can talk.
- People can survive a free-fall from a cliff.
- Cats can survive getting shipped to Abu Dabhi in a wooden crate.
In other words, the absurd is commonplace in cartoons. So what would your life be like as a cartoon? Let’s take your boss and compare him to Elmer Fudd, for example:
Elmer Fudd | Your Boss | |
Catchphrases | I’m hunting wabbits.
I’ll get you, you wascally wabbit! |
I didn’t get youw TPS wepowts.
Can you wowk Satuwday? |
Appearance | Large forehead and ears. | Tiny eyes and a big nose. . |
Tools | A disproportionate shotgun. | A giant coffee mug with “World’s Greatest Boss” emblazoned on it. . |
Nemesis | Forest critters. | You and your co-workers. . |
Now image what adventures you would have with your boss. Imagine yourself popping in and out of cubicles while your boss hunts for you and asks you to work on a project you’re dreading. Imagine he finally catches you. What clever maneuver will you pull to dodge his giant coffee mug aimed at killing your joy.
Thinking about your life like a cartoon can give your creative solutions to problems you normally wouldn’t even entertain.
I’m my own boss (solo pastor) and just had great fun imagining myself interacting with my cartoon self. Thanks for that. 🙂
I hope to imagine myself as a cartoon boss one day…I wonder how annoying I would be… 🙂
I’m my own boss (solo pastor) and just had great fun imagining myself interacting with my cartoon self. Thanks for that. 🙂
I hope to imagine myself as a cartoon boss one day…I wonder how annoying I would be… 🙂
WOW, welcome to my world Jonathan, welcome to my world!!!
WOW, welcome to my world Jonathan, welcome to my world!!!