So you want to be more creative

Jon — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:36:51 -0400

So you want to be more creative, in art, in business, whatever. Check out Hugh MacLeod’s excellent post on being creative.

1. Ignore everybody.
The more original your idea is, the less good advice other people will be able to give you.

2. The idea doesn’t have to be big. It just has to be yours.

3. Put the hours in.
Being good at anything is like figure skating- the definition of being good at it is being able to make it look easy.

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.

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So you want to be more creative