A17. How to be More Creative

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  • List the 25 ways and go back through the list and brainstorm ways and ideas to put each of them to use in your own life.

    1.  Quickly, without overthinking it, write 10 variations of the same question.
      1. "How do I take a better photo?" "Am I using the rule of thirds?"
    2. Debug your life.
      1. Eliminate annoying things in your life so you can focus better.
    3. Make something then reinterpret it.
      1. I need to take a photo and then critique it myself.
    4. Listen to TED talks.
      1. TED talks can inspire you because it brings ideas into your mind.
    5. Use all your senses to thoroughly delve into a subject.
      1. I need to not just use my visual sense, but my sense of touch, taste, smell, and hearing to create a good photo.
    6. Get a mentor.
      1. Mentors help you and can critique your look with a different view.
    7. Create your own luck.
      1. Have an open mind and be positive.
    8. Don't let accidents annoy you.
      1. Accidents are meant to happen and they help you grow.
    9. Play with children's toys.
      1. Children have a huge imagination and just by hanging out with a child for a little, you could come up with so many new ideas.
    10. Explore the future.
      1. This goes along with thinking positively: if you imagine yourself being successful and believe in those goals, it will truly set you on that path.
    11. Leave something undone.
      1. If you take a step back from something and come back with a new eye, you can see things you've missed before.
    12. Become a beginner.
      1. Learn something new.
    13. List unusual uses for common household objects.
      1. Coming up with different ways on how to use a paperclip is a good exercise for creativity.
    14. Try toppling.
      1. use free association to keep generating new words.
    15. Set an idea time.
      1. Block out a regular time when you're sharp, relaxed, and undistracted.
    16. Make remote associations.
      1. Take to images and find something in the top right corner - now try to come up with a new image with that.
    17. Use analogy.
      1.  Find similarity between two things that on the surface seem different.
    18. Engage with people who are different from you.
      1. Hanging out with people who are similar to you is comfortable. Get out of your comfort zone and meet new people! They can show you new things that you haven't thought of before.
    19. Know what you're looking for.
      1. Start with ideas that are simple and focus in on them.
    20. Make ideas compete against each other.
      1. Select two of them and define how they're different, even in the most subtle ways.
    21. Look past the good.
      1. When you decide on a good idea look at its pros and cons.
    22. Never stop editing.
      1. There is always room for improvement.
    23. Draw a picture.
      1. Doodles are great for sketching out how you want to set up a photo.
    24. Make a collage.
      1. Good for ideas of different photographs you love.
    25. Build something.
      1. Make your idea come to life.

    Comments

    1. Prof RobsonMarch 5, 2019 at 3:22 AM

      Great, I particularly like to make remote associations. Putting things together that don't usually go together.
      Also, keep a pen and paper by your bed, the best ideas come at twilight! If you ask your unconscious to chew on a problem that's usually when most great ideas occur.

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