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		<title>Spinal Secret</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twyla Tharp&#8217;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 &#8220;the spine&#8221; and its essential role in creative projects. Can you guess what this week&#8217;s creativity tip touches on? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lower the Bar to Get Started</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you allow your perceived limitations to stop you from starting? I do it, all the time. The other day I had an absolute bolt of inspiration about how to begin the first of  a series of recordings I have been wanting to create for about two years. I have had the tools to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ways Creative People Use Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 04:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since creativity is not easy to measure, you can&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting A True Picture of Your Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 03:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot about the subject of  &#8220;Time&#8221; lately, especially in terms of how we view it and use it and abuse it. Since watching the time and meeting deadlines and so forth seem to be fairly common concerns among  so many creative people,  I&#8217;ll be writing about time and our beliefs and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review of Bridget&#8217;s Button Book by Bridget Pilloud</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 21:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s rare for me to become an affiliate for an e-book product because so much of what is offered on the interwebs seems subpar.  When I suggest you check something out, it&#8217;s because I honestly like it and suspect you might find it worthwhile and/or darnright useful and/or just plain enjoyable.  In this case, it&#8217;s a yes all &#8217;round for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Play with Calder in Mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is day seven of the week-long photography challenge.  For today&#8217;s photographic adventure,  I set out on a stroll through the neighborhood, enjoying the sunshine, snapping away at this and that without a specific goal in mind.  It felt like a good time to noodle around and try the photographical equivalent of doodling or playing to see what might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Example of An Artist Date</title>
		<link>http://reptitude.com/uncategorized/taking-an-artist-date/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 06:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Martin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julia Cameron]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 6 of the weeklong photography challenge and I am happy to report that I seem to have hit a groove this evening. This might have happened because today was in essence an all-day Artist Date. (An Artist Date, as discussed in  creativity expert Julia Cameron&#8217;s book The Artist&#8217;s Way,  is a weekly date with yourself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Daily Writer Note</title>
		<link>http://reptitude.com/how-to-tips/special-daily-writer-note/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To encourage writers participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) I started writing The Daily Writer Notes, sending out an encouraging little email each morning.  The series sure kept me writing at least a little something every single day!  I enjoyed writing these so much that I&#8217;ve decided to keep on writing them every day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bribe Yourself to be Creative?</title>
		<link>http://reptitude.com/motivation-inspiration/bribe-yourself-to-be-creative/</link>
		<comments>http://reptitude.com/motivation-inspiration/bribe-yourself-to-be-creative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motivation & Inspiration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just read the saddest thing, a post at Men with Pens about &#8220;how to bribe yourself to do nasty things,&#8221; meaning all the things you don’t want to do as a freelancer. Things like finish an ebook, finish a press release, make cold calls, write a blog post. Apparently, we should reward ourselves with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fun Changes Boost Creativity</title>
		<link>http://reptitude.com/how-to-tips/fun-changes-boost-creativity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Tips]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I suggested making small changes to your daily life to help your brain practice thinking in new ways. You can open your mind to new thought patterns by purposely setting yourself up to adapt to change. How did you do? (Here&#8217;s the list of suggested mind expanding changes.) Did it put [...]]]></description>
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