If you have the use of your hands, it’s a simple thing to eat a plateful of spaghetti by swirling the pasta around your fork and lifting it to your mouth. But what if you had both hands tied behind your back? Or you weren’t allowed to use your thumbs? Those constraints would force you […]
When society makes an adjustment, when circumstances shift… are you agile enough to adapt to change happening around you, or do you hold fast to the previous reality hoping it will return if you wish really, really, really hard and fight the new way tooth and nail with every negative fiber in your being? SO […]
Once you have a few ideas on your short list to pursue and possibly put into action, it’s important to put in some time investigating ideas before you make your final decision on which ideas to prioritize for implementation. Investigating Ideas Background Check Look into the history of your idea. Don’t be naive enough to […]
When I latch on to an idea, I grip it with both hands and shake it by the lapels. If the concept doesn’t fall apart, I begin an exhaustive effort to explore a theme. For me this consists of finding the funny bits and seeing how far I can take them. Though many people say […]
Many times a project requires some extra effort. Sometimes it’s a little extra effort — sometimes it requires heroic effort. Your project might need another 15-minutes or it might need another 15 hours. You may have worked on your project all day, but maybe you also need to pull an all-nighter. I’ve always found that […]
Remember that one thing you said you were going to do — and then didn’t? Whatever happened to it? Did you scribble it in a journal and hide it away somewhere? Did you feel guilty about abandoning the concept and push it far from your mind? Do you still think about it every so often […]
Controlling your work area surroundings through color, decor, tchotchkes, toys, books, images, music, and more allows you to design a creative environment that which fosters and inspires you to be more creative and produce more innovative ideas on a regular basis. Different people have different preferences for their individual creative workspaces. Some can only work […]