Reptitude™ Center for Creativity
rebooting again!
I’ve mentioned how I “pace” by walking in a pattern to trace out the shape of a figure 8. I do it to relax and settle my mind when puzzling through a knotty problem or when I begin to panic am scrambling for last-minute inspiration on a deadline. Turn it on its side and this [...]
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Twyla Tharp’s new Sinatra music show is coming to town. This reminded me about The Creative Habit: Learn it and use it for Life, her richly practical and inspiring book. Among many valuable insights, she describes “the spine” and its essential role in creative projects. Can you guess what this week’s creativity tip touches on? [...]
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When a creative project seems to fail, what do you do? Many times we take an initial failure as a sign that the project is not meant to be, or that we are not the person who is meant to carry it out. This is self sabotage at its sneakiest. Do you let frustration and [...]
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Do you have a big hairy deal exciting creative project languishing in the back of your mind because it’s too big, too bold, too overwhelming to contemplate in detail? I know you have a project like that, because we all do! This week’s creativity tip and experiment will help you get started on it — [...]
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Get this week’s all new “free, quick and easy” creativity tip now! I just updated the tip line with this week’s creativity experiment and I hope you will listen to it. It introduces a simple yet surprisingly powerful creativity-boosting game you can play alone or with friends. As always, no special tools or equipment needed [...]
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You are invited! I have just founded the Reptitude Center for Creativity. Please try out the inaugural activity: A simple creativity boosting experiment you can complete in three minutes or less, no special equipment or supplies required. All you need to do is listen to a short recording! Also, it’s free. To listen to the [...]
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Since creativity is not easy to measure, you can’t consistently quantify your daily creative effort beyond the simple question: Did I show up today? Showing up means arriving at the studio or desk or workspace ready and willing to do the work as required. Some days, what is required may be the joyful task of [...]
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As part of the ongoing photography challenge, I offer you my latest two throw-up-my-hands-what-do-I-do-with-this shots. These were taken inside an art museum (MOCA in Los Angeles), of an piece installed near the ceiling of a wide corridor, where the floor slopes like a gentle ramp, a passageway of sorts. When I walked through it, it [...]
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Have you ever worked on a creative project only to have it fall short in the execution stage? Of course, we all do! Well, now we have a formal term and a scientific measurement scale for judging that kind of outcome: creality. Best of all, the creality scale is not relegated to the negative end of [...]
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Earlier this month I spent an agreeable day attending a hand made journal making workshop with Lisa Sonora Beam – you may recognize her as author of the excellent visually-oriented creative business primer, The Creative Entrepreneur. If you aren’t familiar with her work, read on because you might want to experiment with making a journal or two of your [...]
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