Category Archives: Creativity

12 Show Your Work by Auston Leon | Douglas E. Welch Holiday Gift Guide 2017

See all the 2017 Gift Guide Entries 12 Show Your Work by Auston Leon   My reading copy of this book came from the Los Angeles Public Library in eBook format Reading Show Your Work was like listening to my … Continue reading

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10 Do the Work by Steven Pressfield | Douglas E. Welch Holiday Gift Guide 2017

See all the 2017 Gift Guide Entries 10 Do the Work by Steven Pressfield I have read — and re-read — and would highly recommend you do the same. In fact, I am thinking that I will make it (and Pressfield’s … Continue reading

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The One Thing You Need To Do To Become More Creative via Fast Company

The One Thing You Need To Do To Become More Creative via Fast Company If you want to become more creative, the answer may lie in becoming more courageous. A new class at USC Annenberg called Improvisational Leadership is encouraging … Continue reading

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7 Questions That Lead to an ‘Aha Moment’, According to Research via Inc.

Innovation isn’t just something that happens once or twice and then is forgotten until it is needed again. Innovation is something we need to do every day and in every way in our life and careers. Here are 7 questions … Continue reading

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On YouTube: The Feynman Technique for learning anything via Sprouts

I first discovered Richard Feynman years ago when I read his book “Surely, You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman” for a college class. I then went on to read his other book, “What Do You Care What Other People Think?” and almost … Continue reading

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Noted: Brainstorming Doesn’t Work–Try These Three Alternatives Instead from Fast Company

Brainstorming Doesn’t Work–Try These Three Alternatives Instead from Fast Company Our brains’ creative flow isn’t time-bound the way the typical brainstorm is. Here are a few ways to shake things up. People aren’t necessarily more creative in groups than alone, … Continue reading

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Noted: 6 Ways Your Brain Tries To Kill Your Ideas And How To Fight Them via Fast Company

6 Ways Your Brain Tries To Kill Your Ideas And How To Fight Them via Fast Company I have a lot of ideas in my head. And for the most part, that’s where they used to stay. In my head. … Continue reading

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Noted: Brainstorming Doesn’t Work; Try This Technique Instead via Fast Company

Brainstorming Doesn’t Work; Try This Technique Instead via Fast Company I found that brainstorming within a Google Doc when people are dispersed geographically can yield some similar results to this tip, probably for the same reasons. It is certainly worth … Continue reading

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Link Focus: 25 Killer Websites that Make You Cleverer from LifeHack.org

25 Killer Websites that Make You Cleverer As an auto-didact (or self-learner), any time I can find web sites and resources that help me to learn, I jump at the opportunity, This article from LifeHack.org gives you 25 possible resources … Continue reading

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Gift Guide 2013: Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to Creativity by Hugh MacLeod

Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to Creativity by Hugh MacLeod Well-known blogger (gapingvoid.com), back-of-business-card cartoonist and advertising copywriter, Hugh MacLeod, leads us through his list of “What I Believe” in his book, Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to … Continue reading

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