Does professionalism stimulate or stifle creativity? When research is essential for your creative work, how do you avoid it becoming an excuse for procrastination? What does it mean to 'turn …
7 Ways to Start Your Creative Project for Just $100
I'm pretty sure that up in the clouds there lies a 'Dream Bank' that has way too many deposits in it, from years of people's dreams being left untouched. It's time we started drawing down on those …
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Why Freelancers Need Hard Edges in Their Day
Image by Hugh MacLeod We are condemned to be free. (Jean-Paul Sartre) The great thing about working on your own is that there's no-one to tell you what to do or when to do it - when to …
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How to Broaden Your Creative Horizons with Travel
Being stuck in the same routine day in day out can narrow your creative vision. You see the same things, hear the same sounds and life feels a little mundane. When you sit down to brainstorm ideas, …
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Break Through Creative Blocks with this Unconventional Drawing Technique
Clarity of thought, creative breakthroughs and inner peace whilst having a vacation from your overactive mind? Sound good? You need to sharpen your pencils. …
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4 Ways Self-Employment Is Less Risky than Getting a Job
Modern society has conditioned us to believe that having a job is the safe route; that the artist's or entrepreneur's life is only for those fearless few who don't mind the …
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8 Lessons for Modern Creators from Leonardo da Vinci
This article is about a moment in time that changed the course of Western civilisation forever. An era that began a new way of thinking. When imagination flourished and artists were thought to be …
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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 …
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Seven Powerful Ways to Gain More Confidence in Your Creative Work
One of the biggest problems creative people face isn't a lack of time or money. It's a lack of confidence. If you love writing, drawing, composing, designing, or any other creative activity, you …
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