20 Ways to Become More Creative, Productive and Successful

Illustration by Oscar Ramos Orozco

We all know vegetables and exercise are good for our health – but who’d have guessed boredom was good for creativity?

My latest piece for The 99% is about Why Boredom Is Good for Your Creativity, and explains a harsh truth about the creative process – and what to do about it.

It’s the 20th creative tip I’ve written as a guest writer for The 99% – the magazine site for creative professionals published by Behance.

I’ve now collected the entire series as a project on my Behance Network profile – click here to read them all, including:

• 7 Types of Creative Block (and What to Do About Them)
• Why Creative People Need to Be Eccentric
• How to Turn Website Visitors into Customers for Your Creative Business
• 4 Creative Ways to Attract More Visitors to Your Website
• Why You Can’t Buy Creativity
• If It Won’t Fit On A Post-It, It Won’t Fit In Your Day
• Build a Business, Not Just a Client List
• The Key to Creating Remarkable Things

I’ll be updating the project with new tips as I publish them, so you’ll get them all if you follow me on Behance. (And if you’re not yet using Behance to showcase your work as a creative pro, I highly recommend it.)

About the Author: Mark McGuinness is a Coach for Creatives, Artists and Entrepreneurs. For a FREE 26-week guide to success as a creative professional, sign up for Mark’s course The Creative Pathfinder. And for bite-sized inspiration, follow Mark on Twitter.