Monthly Archives: July 2017

Creativity is Fragile

Posted on July 22, 2017 by tropicaltheartist

Some people think great creative works fall from the sky abundantly, like rain, rather than being being the unique and irreplaceable products of literally years of preparation, training and work, that means each one can never be replicated ever again. … Continue reading →

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Creativity and Efficiency

Posted on July 16, 2017 by tropicaltheartist

In art, as in most things in life, creativity and efficiency co-exist in tension. If you optimise on creativity, it often isn’t very efficient. On the other hand, if you’re obsessive about efficiency, that can easily drive out creativity. The … Continue reading →

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Moving the Overton Window

Posted on July 9, 2017 by tropicaltheartist

We all look through it, but like glass, we don’t see it. We don’t even see the width of the frame or how it is centred, but it constrains what we see and how we see it just as surely … Continue reading →

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Resolving Uncertainty

Posted on July 2, 2017 by tropicaltheartist

What if I told you that the only thing that holds you back from being more creative, living a better life and inhabiting a much better world is uncertainty? What if I also told you that resolving those uncertainties is … Continue reading →

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