3 Ways To Find Creative Insights (Episode 52) Summary of Episode 52: 3 Ways To Find Creative Insights TRANSCRIPT: I know a lot of times we get ambitious. We want to complete our goals and we get really motivated to do it… and so we end up struggling to find creative solutions, but that’s not
One of my secret passions is game design. I love watching YouTube videos about how games are made and why game developers made the decisions that they did. The topic for this episode was inspired by 2 YouTube channels that explain video game design really well. One is Adam Millard, who has the Architect of
Daydreaming is fun. If you’re a creative person, it’s also surprisingly productive. So why don’t we do it more often? The short answer is ego. While daydreaming IS productive, it doesn’t FEEL productive. That’s an important distinction when it comes to motivation. The brain gives far more weight to how you subjectively feel about something
Creativity is just as much an emotional process as it is a cognitive one. Creativity isn’t just WHAT you’re thinking, it’s HOW you’re thinking. The emotional state that you’re in when you create powerfully influences your process, which, of course, determines your outcome. Being a stand-up comedian made this really easy for me to notice.
Ideas are like stupid children, you need to give them a chance to grow up before you’d actually want to be seen in public with them. Of course, I’m not a father, so perhaps I’m wrong. Incubation is about giving your ideas time to mature. When you incubate a problem, you’re allowing your subconscious mind
Experimenting is one of the most important actions you can take as a creative person. What I love most about running an experiment is that it implies that you don’t know what will happen. You might have a guess, but you aren’t sure. If you want to explore the unknown or be an innovator, get
How often do you sit down and allow your imagination to run wild? Using my imagination is one of my favorite parts of the creative process. When I write comedy, I spend very little time actually touching the keyboard. The vast majority of my time writing is spend playing around with ideas in my imagination.
Today, we’re doing a special episode for Valentine’s Day. I want to take this as an opportunity to introduce you to my all-time favorite technique. I call it a technique because you can choose to pick it up or put it down whenever you like, but it’s really a lot more than that. When applied
One of the easiest ways to ensure that your idea is unique is by simply doing the opposite of what others are doing. This technique can be a bit uncomfortable at first, but it consistently leads to highly unique ideas. Listen to the podcast here (or on your favorite podcast app) When using this technique,
Creative work is often lonely. Most creative work requires long hours and deep thought. Personally, I think one of the most creative jobs out there is computer programming. It requires an incredible amount of problem solving. Unlike most other professions, when you make a mistake as a programmer, you can’t simply ignore it. Add to