"How To Be Creative"

[piccolomondo]

So you want to be more creative, in art, in business, whatever. Here are some tips that have worked for me over the years:

1. Ignore everybody.

2. The idea doesn't have to be big. It just has to change the world.

3. Put the hours in.

4. If your biz plan depends on you suddenly being "discovered" by some big shot, your plan will probably fail.

5. You are responsible for your own experience.

6. Everyone is born creative; everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten.

7. Keep your day job.

8. Companies that squelch creativity can no longer compete with companies that champion creativity.

9. Everybody has their own private Mount Everest they were put on this earth to climb.

10. The more talented somebody is, the less they need the props.

11. Don't try to stand out from the crowd; avoid crowds altogether.

12. If you accept the pain, it cannot hurt you.

13. Never compare your inside with somebody else's outside.

14. Dying young is overrated.

15. The most important thing a creative person can learn professionally is where to draw the red line that separates what you are willing to do, and what you are not.

16. The world is changing.

17. Merit can be bought. Passion can't.

18. Avoid the Watercooler Gang.

19. Sing in your own voice.

20. The choice of media is irrelevant.

21. Selling out is harder than it looks.

22. Nobody cares. Do it for yourself.

23. Worrying about "Commercial vs. Artistic" is a complete waste of time.

24. Don't worry about finding inspiration. It comes eventually.

25. You have to find your own schtick.

26. Write from the heart.

27. The best way to get approval is not to need it.

28. Power is never given. Power is taken.

29. Whatever choice you make, The Devil gets his due eventually.

30. The hardest part of being creative is getting used to it.

31. Remain frugal.

Read the entire "How To Be Creative" manifesto by Hugh Macleod.

"how to be creative" animation
Motion design clip made by c-md students inspired by the "How To Be Creative" manifesto.

"how to be creative" animation

[Cheba_Mami]

nice tips. i would say just be yourself. the rest will follow.

[amalgamate]

i've experienced the reality of few of these tips through work. as for now, the hardest thing to get over is 'the pain'. "if you can accept the pain, it cannot hurt you" i think i still need practice on that....

PEACE

[piccolomondo]

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[piccolomondo]

about SocialStream, the new Social Network sponsored by Google:

... BTW, Google is also sponsoring a pizza event; hope they aren’t planning to open a Pizzeria some time soon. It would be right up their alley; it would be a pizza 3.14, "a pizza pie” if you may, and they can call it gizza, a pizza with gazillion toppings.

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You all expect that from Google don't you?