A few posts ago I mentioned that I'd just received a copy of 'Ignore Everybody' by Hugh MacLeod (of gapingvoid). I read the book on the flight to Hobart Tasmania last week, the book makes a great 'airplane book', short, sharp and easily readable.
In the book Hugh writes on 40 keys to creativity, here are my top 10:
- Good ideas have lonely childhoods
- Everyone is born creative: everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten
- Don't try to stand out from the crowd; avoid crowds altogether
- The most important thing a creative person can learn professionally is where to draw the red line that separates what you are willing to do from what you are not
- Sing in your own voice
- If you accept the pain, it cannot hurt you
- You have to find your own schtick
- Beware of turning hobbies into jobs
- The best way to get approval is not to need it
- None of this is rocket science
As you can see I liked the book!
