Creativity Secrets- The Single Tiny Creativity Secret That Will Catapult Your Creativity Into Orbit
A couple of years ago, I was writing maybe 2 or 3 creativity articles a month. And even this small amount didnt come easy.
Id spend hours at a blank screen, trying to come up with new ideas for the ezine or article that was due the next day.
Painful.
It wasnt a very relaxing situation to be in, and of course not very conducive to creating freely and easily.
This last month Ive written about 35 articles.
So thats an increase of more than ten times what I was writing before.
The quality of the articles hasnt changed. In fact many are actually more focused and more effective in communicating what I have to share with you the reader.
So whats been the difference?
Whats been the key factor thats enabled me to go from writing 2 or 3 articles a month to 30 plus?
Well, a few things have changed. But the one creativity secret thats made more difference than anything else is simply this:
I created a text file on my computer called ArticleIdeas.
I made it as simple as possible, just wrote Article Ideas at the top and then down the left margin typed a few dozen * symbols, one each to represent the start of a new idea.
I keep this file open at all times in the background. While Im surfing the internet, or reading other articles, chatting on forums, or answering emails from my clients, any seed of an idea I have I immediately type in my ArticleIdeas page.
Why is this simple idea so powerful?
There are a number of reasons why this easy to set up file can send your creativity into orbit:
1. You dont forget the ideas you have. How many fantastic ideas in the past have slipped away from you because you didnt capture them?
2. You give your creative mind a clear green light. Youre sending the signal to your creativity: Bring on all the ideas you can produce, theres a place here for them where theyll be looked after and appreciated.
3. Having space for more ideas sets your creative mind a challenge. Remember the list of * symbols down the left margin, each ready to receive a new idea? This works so much more powerfully than a completely blank file. It says to your creativity: Heres the start of an idea already, youve just got to add a little more detail.
4. The ideas breed like rabbits. Theres something about having all your ideas together that makes them feed off each other. Each time you write one down, inevitably another 2 or 3 connected ideas will appear. Write them down too!
5. When you have ideas, youre motivated to use them. If you have no ideas its intimidating to get started from absolutely nothing. If you already have a stack of ideas ready, just grab the first one that appeals and youre off and creating!
These are 5 of the reasons why this simple technique will help you have more creative ideas, and catapult your creativity into orbit.
Set up your own Ideas File" today either on your computer, or in a notebook and sketchbook and watch how dramatically it helps you increase your creativity.
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