3-2-1: The Secret to Creativity, How Our Challenges Shape Us, and the Value of Bad Workouts
Whatever else happens, stay busy. (I always lean on this wise advice, from the seventeenth-century English scholar Robert Burton, on how to survive melancholy: “Be not solitary, be not idle.”) Find something to do—anything, even a different sort of creative work altogether—just to take your mind off your anxiety and pressure. Once, when I was strug
... See moreElizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“The creative process is not about one state,” science historian Steve Johnson explains. “It’s the ability to move between different mental states.”32 Recall from earlier that cycling between moments of solitude and moments of collaboration creates the optimal environment for creativity. It’s a similar idea here. You should cycle between a fly mind
... See moreOzan Varol • Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life
Similarly, life is a creative adventure that requires becoming comfortable with discomfort, a journey where we continually experiment, make mistakes, learn, and grow.
Ness Labs • Liminal Creativity
