Creativity & Ideas
“I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking.”
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BLOCKED & STUCK
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THEMES Creative Blocks, Hitting Walls, Plateaus, Feeling Uninspired, Design Thinking, Getting Unstuck VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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BOXED IN
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THEMES Lateral Thinking, Elastic Thinking, Functional Fixedness, Divergent Thinking, Reframing VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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CLARITY
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THEMES Mental Clarity, Stillness, Life Direction, Clear Thinking, Brain Fog, Decluttering, Mind Mapping VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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CONSTRAINTS
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THEMES Restrictions, Limitations, "Shakes" Obstacles, Can If Thinking, Resourcefulness, "Stretching Mindsets" VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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THE DIFFICULT YEARS
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THEMES The Grind, The Long Game, Sticking At It, The Messy Middle, The Dip, Alive Vs Dead Time, Slow Hunches VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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ENGAGED & INSPIRED
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THEMES Creative Process, Being Innovative, Creative Brains, Originality, Creative Ideas, "The Practice" VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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EUREKA!
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THEMES Epiphanies, Aha Moments, Breakthroughs, Sudden Insight, Role Of Boredom, Slow Hunches, Ideas VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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FAILURE
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THEMES Making Mistakes, Risk-Taking, Creative Errors, Fear Of Failure, Handling Setbacks, Feeling Behind VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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IMAGINATION
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THEMES Play, Innovation, Trial & Error, Experimentation, Daydreaming, Visualisation, Imagination & The Brain VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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INCLINATION & PASSION
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THEMES Primal Inclinations, The "Element", Passion Paradox, Harmonious Passion, Following "Bliss", "Life Task" VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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LEARNING CURVE
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THEMES Art Of Learning, Active Recall, Disfluency, Curiosity, Accelerated Learning, Desirable Difficulties VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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LIZARD BRAIN
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THEMES Fear & Creativity. Fear Of Failure, The Triune Brain, Fear-Setting, Self-Sabotage, Handling Fear Of Rejection VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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THE PURGE
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THEMES Expressive Writing, Self-Authoring, Journaling, Morning Pages, Bullet-Journaling, The Spark File VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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RESISTANCE
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THEMES Avoiding Creativity, Putting Things Off, Discomfort, Fear Of Exposure, Unwillingness To Try, The Artist's Way VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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RISE & SHINE
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THEMES Morning Rituals & Routines, Setting The Tone, Starting Day Well, Morning Pages, Two-Minute Mornings VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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SWITCHING OFF
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THEMES Taking Breaks, Stillness, Mind-Wandering, Digital Minimalism, Unfocusing, Boredom, Rest, Time Outs VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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TAKING ACTION
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THEMES Productivity Hacks, Bias For Action, Mental Models, Getting Things Done (GTD), The Zeigarnik Effect VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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UN(SURE) THING
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THEMES Intolerance Of Uncertainty, Upside Of Ambiguity, Facing The Unknown, Creativity & The Unfamiliar, Play VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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WAIT...
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THEMES Procrastination, The Art Of Delay, Stress-Relief, Putting Things Off, Peaks, Troughs & Recoveries, When To Wait VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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THE ZONE
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THEMES The Flow State, Flow Triggers, Effortlessness, Peak Selves, Productivity Highs, Stages Of Flow VISIT THIS SECTION... |