How to Be Creative
Interested in being more creative – as a writer, artist, parent, employee, pastor, student, problem-solver?
PBS’s wonderful Off Book series devoted one of its episodes to this question, culling the interviews of an author, cognitive scientist, computer scientist, and filmmaker to produce a vivid and fast-paced nine-minute video to address this question.
And the answer? Well, there is no single answer, but among the many helpful insights shared was the need to push beyond the boundaries of your comfort zone, the openness to failure, the willingness to work with and learn from others, and the eagerness to work hard. As one of the interviewees mentions, “Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just work really hard.”
There are a number of other helpful thoughts and ideas on the video; so many, in fact, you may feel it bears watching twice!
Notes: 1) If you are receiving this post by email, you may need to click here to watch the video.
2) Thanks to Open Culture for identifying this video.
Thanks for highlighting this great video – definitely going back to watch it a second time!
David, thank you again for sharing. Your stuff in my inbox never gets deleted unread! And I also enjoy, appreciate and am inspired by your offerings in workingpreacher. Elan
Listened to this and took notes. I am excited about it…because the ideas expressed therein can be applied and “re-mixed” to a different context— in outlining, for example, a worship service, or a piece of writing, or perhaps just something that brings joy and beauty.