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Today's Blog Post - Finding inspiration

Finding inspiration - Building Intrigue The first rule of finding inspiration is that what inspires you is sacred. If I knew this growing up, I’d be much further along than I am. What I mean by sacred is that when you are inspired, it doesn’t matter what other people say about that inspiration. Just because everyone else is inspired b...

Today's Blog Post - Association and intersection

Association and intersection - Building Intrigue I talk about intersection and the benefits of cross-disciplinary thinking quite frequently. In my recent readings, I have discovered there is a whole scientific theory linking associative ability with creativity. Until now I’ve been looking at different topics of interest and trying to connect the...

Today's Blog Post - Get out of the way

Get out of the way - Building Intrigue One of the key things that prevents progress is bottle-necking. This usually occurs when one person believes they can do everything. The fact is, if you believe this, you are probably wrong. Even if you are right, you are applying a ceiling to your own progress by limiting the output to only what yo...

Today's Blog Post - Divergent and convergent thinking

Divergent and convergent thinking - Building Intrigue Divergent thinking is defined as thinking that strays from the norm. Some studies in the 1960’s tried to correlate divergent thinking with creativity. Scientists of the time created programs to increase divergent thinking in children. There was a problem with this strategy. Despite all their effor...