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Creativity Tip #2: Piggybacking

cafetweetspot wrote 3 months ago: This is one of my favorite strategies for identifying potential opportunities.  Rather than allowing … more →

Tags: big opportunities, Creativity, opportunity, piggyback, small opportunities

Creativity Tip #1: Don't Judge

cafetweetspot wrote 3 months ago: Believe me, there is no end to naysayers who will judge your ideas for you. You probably get ideas a … more →

Tags: Creativity, Judge, meditation

Jump Start Your Creativity by Narrowing Your Focus

journalingarts wrote 6 months ago: Apply Strict Restrictions and Limitations on Your Project to Expand Your Creativity While the conven … more →

Tags: Art Journals, Creative Tips, Past Work

Embracing Creative Failure (I): Getting It Half-Right2 comments

creativeliberty wrote 10 months ago: Photo courtesy SXC. Today begins a three-part series on the positive value of creative “failure” — t … more →

Tags: Creativity, embracing creative failure, Rapid Iteration, perfectionism, Agile Development, team crunchberry, artful making, creative failure, Fail

Final Writing Tips: Nos. 5 and 6

SL wrote 12 months ago: (This is a continuation from previous post: The 4th Muse Tip) 5. BE FOCUSED. I have already discusse … more →

Tags: nickel titanium yellow, cobalt blues, viridian, caput mortuum violet, cobalt turquoises, scarlet lake, NaNoMo, Writing Tips, finding the muse

the 4th tip: planning and organizing

SL wrote 12 months ago: A continuation from 6 Tips on Finding Your Writing Muse: 4. PLAN IT. PLAN IT. PLAN IT. This is the m … more →

Tags: nickel titanium yellow, viridian, caput mortuum violet, naples yellow deep, scarlet lake, payne’s gray, The Muse, Writing Tips, finding the muse

Six Tips on Finding Your Writing Muse

SL wrote 12 months ago: As I mentioned before, I would like to contribute to National Novel Month (NaNoMo)–not in the … more →

Tags: nickel titanium yellow, viridian, caput mortuum violet, scarlet lake, NaNoMo, The Muse, Writing Tips, finding your muse, 6 muse tips

Picture Progress1 comment

Jen wrote 1 year ago: We live in a society of instant gratification. We want it and we want it now. If you’re workin … more →

Tags: Creativity, Idea Pocket, camera, Creative, Jen Nipps, jennipps, Motivation, Picture, The Idea Pocket

Some Creative Ideas from Julia Cameron

killvankull wrote 1 year ago: mood: impressed I am, as are a lot of people, a fan of Julia Cameron.  So here are 5 super cool thin … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Book Review

Tip: Use the Weather

Jen wrote 1 year ago: So now you think I’m off my rocker because I advocate walking in the rain, right? That’s … more →

Tags: Creativity, Idea Pocket, Creative, Create, Jen Nipps, jennipps, The Idea Pocket, Tip, Weather

Tip: Do Something Different

Jen wrote 1 year ago: In a way, this is similar to the “Stretch” tip/exercise posted a while back.  However, i … more →

Tags: Creativity, Idea Pocket, Jen Nipps, jennipps, The Idea Pocket, move, Physical, brain, open

Tip: Trust Yourself

Jen wrote 1 year ago: As creatives, we are often plagued with self-doubt and thoughts that our work isn’t good enoug … more →

Tags: Creativity, Create, Jen Nipps, jennipps, The Idea Pocket, Tip, critic, Advocate, Trust

Exercise: Clichés

Jen wrote 1 year ago: Whether you are a writer or not, there are clichés in any artform. Take out an early piece of your o … more →

Tags: Creativity, Idea Pocket, creativity exercise, Exercise, writing, Jen Nipps, jennipps, The Idea Pocket, Cliches

Tip: What Do You Know?

Jen wrote 1 year ago: A common piece of advice writers hear, especially when they’re just beginning, is “Write … more →

Tags: Creativity, Idea Pocket, write, Create, Jen Nipps, jennipps, knitting, Stitch, blanket

Tuesday Tip: Stretch2 comments

Jen wrote 1 year ago: We are creatures of habit.  We don’t really like to do things that are outside of our comfort … more →

Tags: Creativity, Idea Pocket, Creative, Stretch, cretivity, comfort, Comfort Zone, Comfortable, Jen Nipps

Tuesday Tip: Get Out of the House1 comment

Jen wrote 1 year ago: Your daily routine, regardless of how comfortable it is, could be hindering your creativity.  You ne … more →

Tags: Creativity, Idea Pocket, Creative, Workshop, Creative Journey, Journey

My Thoughts: About Using Your Senses

Jen wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday, in a comment to the Tuesday Tip: Using Your Senses , Auria Cortes said, in part, “I … more →

Tags: Creativity, Idea Pocket, Exercise, Inspiration, Creative, Muse, Stretch

Tuesday Tip: Use Your Senses2 comments

Jen wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday’s exercise was on listening.  I mentioned how in the coming weeks, we will focus on … more →

Tags: Creativity, Idea Pocket, Creative, hearing, Senses, sight, Taste, Touch, Smell

Tuesday Tip: Permission

Jen wrote 1 year ago: I am not suggesting you have to ask anyone’s permission before you can create anything. Rather … more →

Tags: Creativity, Idea Pocket, writing, Drawing, cooking, Painting, dancing, permission


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