The Creative Playground - Ralph Ammer
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The Creative Playground - Ralph Ammer
establishing your own personal constraints early on — and codifying those constraints in the tools that you choose to get started with — becomes the earliest seed of originality in what might become an incredibly fruitful hobby or path to skill development.
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The key to creativity is being able to switch between a wide-open, playful mind and a narrow analytical frame.”
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The most creative (when in this mood) as being childlike. For they were able to play with ideas… to explore them… not for any immediate practical purpose but just for enjoyment. Play for its own sake.
JamesClear.com • "Creativity in Management"
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When you’re stuck, stop making creative decisions. Instead, start taking creative direction. Construct a model or paint by numbers or build a LEGO set. Do anything you must follow instructions to complete. You’ll find it’s a rejuvenating form of creative rest.
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Are these limitations helping you be more creative?
— Exactly. It’s the most critical part. With any kind of creative work you start disabling as much as possible and narrow it down only to the necessary tools you need, and from there start making the work. That’s what I believe makes you super creative.
The founder of Teenage Engineering opens up to his creative space
As individuals, if we want to be creative, we need to give ourselves space to play and experiment without a set agenda. Amos Tversky famously said that the secret to doing good work is being a little unemployed so you always have hours in the day to waste as you wish. During that wasted time, you’ll likely have your best, most creative ideas.
“Jootsing”: The Key to Creativity
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- The power of constraint inspires creativity. " If you have a one-year-old child that takes up almost every minute of your day, you figure out more creative ways to get some exercise."
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