Category: Creativity
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3 creative strategies that can make you as prolific as Edison, Mozart, and Picasso
Creativity, like all forms of progress, doesn’t just happen. It needs to be cultivated and developed. And it requires a certain way of looking at the process and results.
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3 Lessons I Stole from the Book Bill Gates Recommended to Satya Nadella
Bill Gates thinks most leadership books aren’t worth recommending, but this one’s an exception
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I used to be a staff writer for Lifehacker. Here is my most important insight about productivity
A former ‘Lifehacker’ staff writer reveals his most important insight on productivity.
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The Kanye West Religion (Part 2): The Future
“My greatest award is what I’m about to do. I’m always thinking about the future,” the Grammy website quotes Kanye West. Kanye is, very much, a quintessential American CEO. He positions himself as a creative genius and innovator. More importantly, he invests vast amounts of resources into backing his claims up with the projects and…
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The Kanye West Religion (Part 1)
Who Is This For? Artists and creative independents. Kanye West’s most recent albums sound nothing like the one before. In an age of blockbusters and calculated risk, he proclaims his strategy is no strategy. Yet he has also cultivated one of the most fervent fan bases, rivaling the Beyhive, Beliebers, and the Swifties. Rolling Stone…
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The Agile Writer
A key concept I learned when I worked at Xtreme Labs was the idea of agility. Agile development was one of the distinctive features of their services. Xtreme believed that this style of programming, driven by weekly releases of a project to their clients at the end of every week, enabled better speed and quality.…
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Keep Your Expectations Small
When your skills evolve, so does your fear. Here’s what you can do Image: Eunice De Guzman/Unsplash “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor,” Truman Capote’s saying goes. The inversion is equally true; even just a sample of sweet success provides failure with its bitterness. Three weeks ago, I decided to make a…
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If You’re Starting to Write, Here’s the #1 Thing to Focus On
When the writing process met the theory of constraints Image: Damir Spanic/Unsplash “Should I write at my own blog, or at Medium?” Of course, the question is worth considering if you’re a new writer. But a more pressing question you need to focus on is: “How do I write something I’m proud of?” Writing is…
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Hard Decisions Become Easy When You Do This
4 Ways to Gain Clarity When Opportunity Knocks Last week, a friend had a job offer come up. It was a stable job opportunity in a chaotic time. It would be a step up in his field of work, it promised good money, and it could open up very interesting doors. He also experienced high…