Anthony & Me

I’m taking the rest of the day to work on my book proposal. My brother Ryan recently shared with me an interesting video of the English actor John Cleese talking about how to unlock your creative juices. It’s about 5 minutes too long in my opinion but the core content is quite good. In a nutshell he claims that creativity is not a talent, rather it’s a way of operating. He focuses on five factors to help us be creative.

1. Space – You have to create some space for yourself away from your everyday demands.  That means sealing yourself off.  You must make a quiet space for yourself where you will be undisturbed.
2. Time – It’s not enough to create space.  You have to create your space for yourself for a specific period of time.  Keep in mind that it’s much easier to do
   rivial things that are urgent, than it is to do important things that are not urgent – like thinking.  And, it’s also easier to do little things that we know we can do rather than starting big things that we are not so sure about.  Your mind will start thinking about all of the other things that you could be doing instead of working on your project. He says to just sit there for a little bit recognizing the potential interruptions but just letting them come and go. Your mind will eventually calm Continue reading →