One of the most visible consequences of self-rejection is procrastination. For Cameron, procrastination haunts the artist because s/he prefers to leave everything for later than to face a sure failure. The blocked artist believes that in a better future, with more time, money, age, position or life experience would be easier to create …
Category: Creativity Methods
Three tools to enhance your productivity
Procrastination and social media are the toughest enemies of personal development, and, thus, of personal branding. Today I’d like to share three lifehacks that have helped me to jack up my concentration and productivity: The idea box Building on the basis of a suggestion box, this one is more visual and self-addressed. Whenever I’ve got …
Julia Cameron: Is creativity for everybody? (I)
As defined by the Wikipedia, creative writing is “any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature.” Hale (2008) defines creative writing as “anything where the purpose is to express thoughts, feelings and emotions rather than to simply convey information.” But, is creativity accessible to everybody? …
How not to get famous
I am disturbed by the media blitz trying to convince us that we all have an artist inside and therefore all we have to do is joining a casting to be discovered . First, there is not an “Unique Artist” inside all of us. At least not an exceptional being, just for the meaning of …
5 everyday excuses not to write
Lately, I’ve been working on Creativity . I’m still no expert … can anybody be an expert on something whose nature is changing ? Nevertheless, I’d like to share with you some discoveries. For instance, common excuses for not writing (i.e. painting, drawing, crafting, embroidering, cooking , testing, photographing, training and all sorts of …
The i-logical framework
Both nightmare and best friend of any project manager, the logical framework (LFA) is one of the best known and more used tools in international Project management. At this point someone always says that “only in cooperation for development” and s/he is right and wrong at the same time. Right, because it is true that …
How to Fight Lex Luthor Using Collaborative Project Tools
Some people are reluctant to sign up at online collaborative tools, as they feel like they were joining Lex Luthor’s side instead of Superman’s. Technology is only for the bad guys. The good ones are social and work well together; offline and not hidden behind a screen. So, when trying to implement these tools at …
An insiders’ guide to irrational behavior
Even if the title may incline the reader to think that I am going to confess my mind weaknesses, the moment hasn’t come yet. As Katharine Hepburn used to say, I must become famous first. Sort of. Nonetheless, irrational behavior is a reality that can be studied, tackled and even enjoyed… and Prof. Dan Ariely …
Writing Quirks and Rituals
I am a heavy coffee drinker. I can write anywhere, and even write while listening to the radio or watching tv. All that I need is to feel comfortable, have a beautiful notebook (I collect them) and, if possible, a colored pen. Or several. However, so as to ease my writing at-home sessions (essential when you …