2010

Keeping Track of Ideas

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Ah, the floppy disk.

In my geekiest post ever, I’ll teach you how to keep track of all your ideas with a filing system. Go ahead and laugh. I can take it. Learn more…

Review: The War of Art

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In The War of Art, Steven Pressfield makes the case that Resistance prevents people from doing their work. To combat Resistance, you need to cultivate a professional attitude toward your work. Once you do, you’ll be rewarded by the muse and other divine intervention. Learn more…

Two Strategies for Idea Generation

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Hunter with several delicious dead ducks

The process of generating ideas is a lot like hunting: ideas are your prey. Your mind is the forest. You can actively stalk your prey, or you can set some traps and wait for the prey to come to you. Learn more…

7 Creativity Myths Exposed

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Exploring Creativity Myths

Creativity is a little mysterious, often misunderstood, and shrouded in myth. This post looks at those myths and the reality behind them.

Happy Birthday Happenchance!

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Happenchance: One Year of Creative Techniques and Temporary Insanity

One year, 5 countries, and 58 posts later, the author celebrates the birthday of Happenchance: Creative Techniques for Creative People.

Get Unstuck with an Evil Deadline

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Use evil deadlines to get unstuck

Evil deadlines take the choice out of finishing a project. Set a deadline three days out and finish the project…or zombies will eat your brains. Read more…

Need Ideas? Try an Inspiration Binge

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The Bard went on inspiration binges.

An inspiration binge is a creative technique involving the immoderate consumption of cultural entertainments for the purpose of generating ideas. Read more…

How to Manage Procrastination

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Napoloen holding his ulcer.

Why do people procrastinate? How can we manage procrastination? Read on to find out…

Better Memory through Association

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Retrieving a memory is like climbing a rock

Association is a creative technique you can use to have a better memory. This post gives you a brief overview of how to use associative techniques to improve your memory. Read more…

Better Memory Through Spacing

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scratching his head. Poor guy isn

Spacing is a creative technique to help you remember new stuff by reviewing at set intervals. This fine post also includes a super-easy way to setup review reminders. Read more…