thinking_creativity
I BELIEVE “WHAT EFFECT DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ON PEOPLE” IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WE SHOULD ASK WHEN WE ARE MAKING SOMETHING.
Hamest Artin added 6mo ago
Strategy’s role in three words: 1. Clarify 2. Support 3. Push (in this order)
Hamest Artin added 6mo ago
When kicking off a brief –or writing first iterations of anything really– your thinking should always be in extremes. No caveats. No middle ground. Everything to 11.
Hamest Artin added 6mo ago
Workshops are a waste of time. Trojan horses of mediocrity to quote Adliterate. These are a way for people with bad ideas and little imagination to get really, really smelly ideas into the mix. Only workshop when you have no choice. And if you must have one, employ dirty tricks to get what you need out of it (see Rule 11) 11. Use workshops as major
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WE’RE HERE TO SHARPEN THE KNIFE.
Hamest Artin added 6mo ago
- • It is impossible to be curious and furious at the same time, so avoid furious.
from 101 Additional Advices
Hamest Artin added 2mo ago
- a common misconception about going deep in a subject and researching it day in and day out is that its novelty will wear off. it doesn't wear off, but your perspective on novelty changes. for a novice, novelty is newness. for an expert, novelty is nuance.
Hamest Artin added 6mo ago
- Creativity requires connecting the dots, and connecting the dots requires allowing time for my subconscious to consolidate my ideas and make associations. This means that, from time to time, I need to just stare out the window and do nothing.
This doesn’t feel productive, even though it is.from You’re doing better than you think. Here’s why. - Ozan Varol by Ozan Varol
Hamest Artin added 2mo ago
“You can’t talk butterfly language with caterpillar people.”
Trish Deseine
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