I ran across an article written by a 44 year-old mother who’s a black belt in Karate. She teaches 10 self-defense techniques to help you when you get into a physical altercation or crisis. Turns out…these work great in a creative crisis as well.
Sweeten your visual senses with this week’s eye candy buffet. Here are a few visuals I stumbled across this week. Be inspired. Enjoy.
Seppuku: Japanese ritual suicide. Samurai were honor-bound to commit seppuku if captured. It was an honorable death. In 1970, Yukio Mishima, one of the most important Japanese authors of the 20th century, shocked the world by committing seppuku. On November 25th, he sliced open his stomach inside a government building. Why did Mishima kill himself?
Want someone to do what you want? Get them (1) to imagine doing it, and get them (2) to imagine a positive outcome from their actions. [Source] This Canadian commercial does a fantastic job at doing just that by playing toward everyone’s inherent standing ovation fetish.
Did you know that inflammable means flammable? Why’s this of any consequence? Typically, the prefix “in-” means “not”. Inconceivable means not conceivable. Incompatible means not compatible. Shouldn’t inflammable mean not flammable? How confusing is that!
Every stimulus affects our creativity. Even something simple as an accompanying beverage can affect your creative atmosphere. So I thought I’d give you a list of my favorite “inspiring beverages” that you may have never experienced.
Sweeten your visual senses with this week’s eye candy buffet. Here are a few visuals I stumbled across this week. Be inspired. Enjoy.
What makes a book great? Unfortunately, the answer is not “the author”. It’s actually the editor(s). Editors take a good book and make it great. They provide an outside perspective that helps communicate your ideas more clearly and can provide a viewpoint you would have never considered. The same thing happens with music. A good…
Experiencing a clogged brain? Try new, improved, Liquid Braino! It’s guaranteed to get your creative juices flushing strong. 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.)
A couple weeks ago I complained about a complete lack of motivation. My brother, an avid traveler and director of the coolest leadership expedition organization out there (maybe the only) informed me I was suffering from vacation hangover.