When our 8-year-old daughter heard of our plans for the weekend, she scolded me. “We’re driving two hours so that you can go to a concert? And then we’re driving back tonight? That’s the silliest thing I’ve ever heard.” I wish I had a crystal ball to show her the teenage years where she would [...]
With brainstorming or creative ideas, often we lead with a good idea. But what happens to the second or third ideas that comes along? Might they also be worth consideration? Have you ever had a conversation and you are headed down one path, but as you speak, another solution comes clear? Embrace your creativity the [...]
Two blogs–The New York Times and The Guardian–pose the question that if creative work requires quiet, dark introspection and not in front of the maddening crowds, as per Proust, then what does this say about creativity today? Especially when everyone’s creativity is splashed upon the bright lights of blog-dom? (Trust me, I write this with [...]