Image by Radhika Bhagwat Are you spending the majority of your time keeping up with business-related tasks rather than creating? Are you lacking the passion you once felt for your …
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Is There a Template for Creativity?
We creatives love to think of ourselves as revolutionaries and rule-breakers, thinking outside the box, breaking free of convention and plucking inspiration out of thin air. Formulas, rules and …
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The Heartbreaking Power of Context
Here's a creative thought experiment for you: Go to this page on the official Orbital website, scroll down and hit 'play' on the track 'Halcyon + on + on'. Listen to the music before you read …
Yes, the Internet Is Changing Your Brain
As you read these words, your brain is being changed. Every day, as you surf the internet, clicking on hyperlinks, opening new tabs and windows, flicking between e-mail, Twitter, Facebook and …
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How to Deal with Stinging Criticism
Image by digicla This article is part two in Cynthia’s series on making feedback a positive and empowering part of the creative process, following on from How to Ask for Feedback (without it …
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Why Passion Beats Perfection
Passion takes inspiration and turns it into something you’re proud of. Passion motivates you in the morning and fires you up when you are immersed in your work. Passion is an unlikely …
How to Ask for Feedback (Without it Blowing Up in Your Face)
You’ve probably had it happen to you: eager, excited, ready to share your article or painting or blog design, you show a friend and ask, “What do you think?” The friend, being the honest and …
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Four Ways to Silence Your Inner Critic
If you have a creative block you'd like some help with, tell us about it - details in the first article in the series. NOTE FROM MARK: I was about to start writing about the Inner Critic last week, …
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Do You Worry That You’re ‘Just Not Creative’?
If you believe you're "Just not the creative type", there's no point even trying to think or act creatively. You'd just be setting yourself up for failure. This is one of the biggest and most …
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