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…
Be Insignificant
In my short-lived career with a band, I met many musicians convinced they were something special. Imagine their surprise when they tried out for the band and didn’t make it. They weren’t good enough musicians to make the cut. Why did they think they rocked when they didn’t?
Eat Something Beautiful
We’re in a world missing everyday beauty. It’s not that there isn’t beauty in the world, but we often fail to recognize it. But by introducing beauty into your everyday life it can lift you out of the pit of creative mediocrity. The easiest and one of my favorite ways to introduce beauty into my…
Community
Creativity can be a lonely road. You don’t have to walk it alone, though. Often your biggest resource for overcoming creativity block will be those you surround yourself with. These will be the ones who will challenge your ruts and give you the resources to get out of them.
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…
New Subcultures
Tonight’s the night. I’m going to roller derby. I parked, locked my car, fearing for both myself and my car’s safety. “This might be the last time we see each other, old fellow.” My friend convinced me to patronize a roller derby event on a shady side of town with him. If you’re unfamiliar with…
Mystery Sequence
I love thought-provoking puzzles. I ran across this puzzle while watching The Oxford Murders (one of the few Elijah Wood movies I wouldn’t recommend). Try to figure out the next symbol in the sequence below. Based on the previous 3, the green box has only one symbol that continues the sequence. What is it? Got…
Season Your Space
The holidays are over. If you’re like me, you let out an internal sigh. Sometimes the stress of the holiday times can drive you bonkers. Rabid shoppers, avid honkers, psycho drivers, layoffs and fires…it’s enough to make you curse December. We fail to enjoy what should be a magical season. So this year I’m taking it…