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- flipmeat, on 11/12/2007, -0/+16At 1:00 PM I shall stare at a blank document window, and at 1:07 become massively inspired. I shall create a Photoshop document greater than the life output of DaVinci between 1:08 and 2:30, at which point I will refold my socks and step out for a nourishing pizza.
- inactive, on 11/10/2007, -2/+9http://digg.com/users/sofunny
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I smell something. - ohhoe, on 11/11/2007, -0/+6I disagree. Whatever settings you're most comfortable in are the best for creating planned out ideas... but actual creativity happens anywhere at any time.
- hiPpymIck, on 11/10/2007, -0/+5i agree that to achieve anything.. you have to have your ***** together
- Bodhinature, on 11/10/2007, -0/+4Some of my most successful and creative artist friends I know are also the most disciplined people I know, even if they don't always get the dishes done. They are disciplined in their chosen endeavors.
- artliquide, on 11/10/2007, -0/+4Neither am I. Seems to be a common trait of creative people.
- bigthree, on 12/03/2007, -1/+4excellent start to your series...i am horrible when it comes to organization. Maybe this series will really benefit me.
Thanks - jvworldwide, on 11/10/2007, -1/+4Articles like this make me sick. It's propaganda put out by the conformity factory. You want to be creative...then just do..and do it YOUR WAY. creating = creativity. simple as that.
now excuse me... I need to get back to scheduling in my blackberry when I'll be creative next. :| - inactive, on 11/10/2007, -0/+3I'm neither :*-(
- ZenMojo, on 11/10/2007, -0/+3Buried for "rules of their medium." Tell that ***** to Pollack. I wonder how many creative people actually post blogs about how to be creative? How many of the world's greatest novelists were literary critics? Any man who tells me how to dissect the soul leads me to question if he is in touch with his own.
- DutchGuilder, on 11/10/2007, -0/+2"Disciplined at the core, creative at the edges". Otherwise you creatively spend a lot of time re-inventing the wheel.
- inactive, on 11/10/2007, -0/+2google is disorganised but very creative...
- digghasnoethics, on 11/11/2007, -0/+2The article seems to confuse 'focused' with 'organised'. The only requirement for creativity is the ability to focus on chasing down the creative idea when it strikes. It matters not if you have structure, discipline, habit - those are only the means to an end for some people. What matters is you can 'feel' a creative idea forming and can chase it down.
For me the disorganisation, the ability to juxtapose wildly different and disconnected concepts is key to creativity. Structure that away and the creativity diminishes.
If you want a real suggestion as to how to be more creative:
1) immerse yourself in the needs, the concepts, the constraints and the data of the domain you are trying to innovate.
2) take some alcohol, not too potent, beer say, and drink slowly.
3) aim to keep yourself at the stage where your inhibitions are lowered but your mental faculties are sharp
4) let the creativity flow, a whiteboard is best to note and draw
5) work over what appears once you're sober.
Works better than organisation - inactive, on 11/10/2007, -0/+2i am creative and organized. i'm glad the author took the time to at least mention that you can still be both and get the job done, as long as you do in fact get the job done. to me, nothing sparks up the creative process more than rushing everything at the last minute. i know a few artists who feel the same.
- jthomp3120, on 11/10/2007, -1/+3***** spaming is what it is
- KSUdesigner, on 11/10/2007, -1/+3It can be spelled either way *****.
- Corvidae, on 11/10/2007, -0/+1Thomas Edison pretty much blows this theory out of the water. Along with half the creative geniuses of history.
Organization definitely helped many of the great artists and inventors, but it's not a requirement. The main requirements are talent and intelligence. You're either born with talent or you're not, intelligence you can train to a degree, but the genetic lottery plays a big role too. - dannydowney, on 11/10/2007, -0/+1I have to be organized or I can not be productive or do what I have to do.
- michaelmit, on 11/10/2007, -0/+1one of these days i'm going to get organizized- [Travis Bickle]
- hiPpymIck, on 11/10/2007, -0/+1emergence
- infinityanant, on 11/10/2007, -1/+2well i might differ at places, but overall a nice read.
- CanceledCzech, on 11/10/2007, -1/+1I think you miss the point (I probably do to, having not read the actual article,) but I think what they mean mostly is staying on top of your ***** and being disciplined. I'd be surprised if Google employees didn't have either of those qualities.
- Flamekebab, on 11/10/2007, -2/+2In en_gb we spell it "organise".
- BESToftheNEXT, on 11/10/2007, -0/+0haha this is very true. I think to be successful in a creative field these days, absolute discipline is required to get the work done by weeding through the mundane everyday time-eaters. This definitely includes dishes, taking out the trash, etc. Great article though! Never heard of these "digital stress" seminars...that's getting intense.
- crackbabeh, on 11/10/2007, -0/+0sexy site, thanks
- rambutgondrong, on 11/10/2007, -1/+1nice tips
- CanceledCzech, on 11/10/2007, -2/+1Whoever is behind that doesn't strike me as overly intelligent, but at least they brought this article to our attention.
- Roomas, on 11/10/2007, -3/+1Nice ! now i got some lead to follow :)
- dovin, on 11/10/2007, -2/+0Good advices!
- konerus, on 11/10/2007, -4/+1very interesting article :)
- inactive, on 11/10/2007, -6/+2good
- elgos, on 11/10/2007, -6/+1Nice to read your post
- falloutsyndrome, on 11/10/2007, -7/+2ORGANIZED ORGANIZED ORGANIZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZED
Why are people so affraid to use the godamn Z?????
or·gan·ize /ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[awr-guh-nahyz] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, esp. for united action: to organize a committee. - revealers, on 11/10/2007, -6/+1organization is everything
- Bawlin, on 11/10/2007, -6/+1very interesting
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