Great advice on how to make the most of whatcha got going on in your sweet little ole head, from Lifehacker.Com:
When it comes to creativity, one of our biggest concerns is usually how we can be more creative, or how to come up with better ideas. Research in this area is all over the place, but I’ve gathered some of the most practical studies out there to help you utilize specific techniques that can boost your creativity.
“The main rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. (That may be a rule for life as well as for writing. But it’s definitely true for writing.) So write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I’m not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter.”
Neil Gaiman
Appropos of our post last week about working in showbiz being a fight to the death:
Any moment in life can turn into a heated argument, but most shouldn’t. Conversely, you may not have the energy or confidence to stand up for yourself when it matters. Whether you fight too much or too little, you have a problem choosing your battles. Here’s how to choose your battles and get what you want when it actually matters.
Um, actually, we woulda.
And now, so does David Burkus, in this talk from TED:
Too many people enter showbiz and immediately feel “entitled.” So entitled that they resent their duties and their bosses. (Yeppers, we’re speaking from experience here, both as the entitled jobholder and as a boss.) This article has a few words for you. (But you probably won’t even recognize who you are.)
Whether you’re straight out of college or starting a new career path, that first job can be scary. You might think you know the ropes, but it’s a lot more than just getting your work done. Here are a few tips I wish someone gave me before I took my first job.