The blog The Passive Voice points me to some guy I’ve never heard of who offers six ways to boost your creativity:
- Wake up early
- Exercise frequently
- Stick to a strict schedule
- Keep your day job
- Learn to work anywhere, anytime
- Realize that “creative blocks” are just procrastination
Well, you know, I do all that stuff, and everything the guy says makes perfect sense. Like his comment on #3:
It’s a common misconception that in order to be creative, one must live life on a whim with no structure and no sense of need to do anything, but the habits of highly successful and creative people suggest otherwise. In fact, most creative minds schedule their days rigorously. Psychologist William James described the impact of a schedule on creativity, saying that only by having a schedule can we “free our minds to advance to really interesting fields of action.”
So read the post and do everything this guy says.
Richard Bowker 