Creative bursts

Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.—Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Inauguration Day, 1933 See also: Getting down to the Business of Creativity

[...] figure out how to get in the zone and do it as often as possible. – Trent

How does one deal with distractions? So how does one get into the zone? Here is one way to do it:

1. Door shut
2. People out
3. Phone off
4. Email/skype off
5. Coffe/tea on

[...] When I get back, I’m going to delete all the email in my box, so if it’s important, please re-send it next week. – Seth

Patterns that could be sabotaging your idea.

• Being a failure avoider
• Ego based achievement
• Ambivalence

Some tips from Nicolai about Sketching Strategies:

• Browse your sketchbooks
• Date your sketches
• Avoid erasing notes or removing pages
• Have tour sketchbook with you

See also:

• Office politics – stealing ideas
• Spend more time in the shower
• Create an idea factory
• 98 Percent Won’t Cut It
• What It Really Takes To Innovate by Mitch
• Need fresh inspiration? Take a trip down the memory lane by Debbie
• Don’t just create… Create Opportunity! by Kristen
• Creativity slides by Jakob
• 25 Awesome Quotes on Creativity  by Mitch
• Are you an idea addict?
• Which Idea is a Good One?
• Innovation is a distraction
• We do not know where we get our ideas  from
• Most important leadership quality is CEOs creativity by Christopher
• Quotes from Einstein by Mitch
• Innovation Comes creating new memories by Jay

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