some other artist-brain activities—painting, driving,
walking, scrubbing, running. This week, take an
hour to follow your inner compass by doing an artist-
brain activity and listening to what insights bubble
up.
- List five people you admire. Now, list five people
you secretly admire. What traits do these people have
that you can cultivate further in yourself?
- List five people you wish you had met who are dead.
Now, list five people who are dead whom you’d like
to hang out with for a while in eternity. What traits
do you find in these people that you can look for in
your friends?
- Compare the two sets of lists. Take a look at what
you really like and really admire—and a look at what
you think you should like and admire. Your shoulds
might tell you to admire Edison while your heart
belongs to Houdini. Go with the Houdini side of you
for a while.
Creative work is play. It is free speculation using the
materials of one’s chosen form.
STEPHEN
NACHMANOVITCH
Creativity is ... seeing something
that doesn’t exist already.
You need to find out how you can
