Zombies aren’t creative. They’re numb. Dead. They wander around aimlessly with their hoard, searching for their next meal. No creativity. Their emotion, the source of creativity, is dead. You never hear zombies burst into laughter. They never tear up at zombie symphonies. Zombies never shake things up. They maintain the status quo and blend with…
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.
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?
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!
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…
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.
You’re a squirrel and inspiration is your acorn. Store it up. Don’t lose your inspiration. If you’re in a period of life filled with inspiration, you won’t know what I’m talking about. But if you’re feeling dried up, you get it. You long to be back in that energy of excitement and motivation. You wish…
I possess a superhuman ability. I bet you do too. I first noticed my powers when I found an old to-do list. I’m confident I only completed half the list. Yet not a single incomplete task haunted me. My superhuman ability allowed me to ignore these items and completely avoid negative consequences. I bet you’ve…
Stumbled across a great site the other day. Great except for one major flaw. The words overlaid on the picture made it look like he had a bull ring in his nose. I’m pretty sure he wasn’t intending that…but it looked a little something like this:
I see too many people complaining. Complaining about lack of budget, lack of time, lack of resources. What they’re really demonstrating is a lack of creativity. Sure, everyone wants a huge budget like Superbowl advertisers. They can call up Justin Bieber, an HD video crew, and brilliant writers to sell us Chia Pets if they…