So far this week I’ve written two posts about where, as a writer or creative person, you get bogged down (ie, don’t write): Where Do You Get Bogged Down? and The Writing Bogs. In reading some of the comments that the posts have gotten, and in pondering the issue further, I’ve come up with some […]
A couple of days ago, I wrote a post titled, Where Do You Get Bogged Down? I wrote about how there are several potential landmines on the way to getting words onto the page. Bursting with excitement for writing, you schedule a session, but somehow it never gets done. Because one of several things might […]
The results of a fascinating study of jazz musicians are giving scientists a clearer picture of where creativity comes from in your brain. How, precisely did they do this? Dr. Charles Limb decided it would be good to compare the brain of a jazz musician when he (or she) was alternately playing by memory and […]
I got a couple of great comments on yesterday’s post about Being Stuck. And can I just point out how very international this blog is, what with commenters from Wales and Canada? (Wait, does Canada count as a different country? Just kidding.) I would also like to mention the different belief systems of those who […]
When I was on the plane to Nashville a couple weeks ago, I started reading
I saw Patti Smith last night at The Bite of Oregon. I’m in complete and total awe of how incredible she is. It was a cloudy day, with some rain showers (you would not believe what a crappy summer we’ve been having here) and so we almost didn’t go. But the rain held off and […]
And so now it is Friday, and I’ve been on the go all day and I’m about to go to Happy Hour. But could I leave to drink a Martini without finishing up the series on creativity? No, I could not. So here are the last three keys. (You’ll find links to all the previous […]
Coming down the home stretch here with this series on creativity. This is part five. I’m going to provide the links to the first four parts at the end of this post. In part four, I talked about the power of momentum. Utilizing today’s first key is a great way to keep the momentum going. […]
Happy Monday…and welcome to the next installment of my series on creativity. You can read Part One here, Part Two here, and Part Three here. So…Monday. Some people may have awakened this morning and groaned at the thought of another work week beginning. Others may be excited and happy at the thought. Hopefully you fall […]
Ta-da: the next three keys to ceaseless creativity (Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Ceaseless. Creativity. Isn’t that what we all crave? Well, besides the usual other suspects. Which, come to think of it, generally distract us from ceaseless creativity. Ah well, one cannot live by creativity alone. Though one can try. Until […]
