10 Steps to creativity

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:

1. Good ideas have lonely childhoods
2. Everyone is born creative: everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten 
3. Don't try to stand out from the crowd; avoid crowds altogether
4. 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 
5. Sing in your own voice
6. If you accept the pain, it cannot hurt you 
7. You have to find your own schtick  
8. Beware of turning hobbies into jobs 
9. The best way to get approval is not to need it 
10. None of this is rocket science 

I also like Hugh's 37th key, 'Start blogging'! It really is a great discipline that since I have started in December has driven me to seek out new ideas, to read more widely, to take risks and have a go. 

As you can see I liked the book!