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A 5-Step Technique for Producing Ideas circa 1939
A 5-Step Technique for Producing Ideas circa 1939

“The habit of mind which leads to a search for relationships between facts becomes of the highest importance in the production of ideas.”

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David Lynch on Where Ideas Come From and the Fragmentary Nature of Creativity
David Lynch on Where Ideas Come From and the Fragmentary Nature of Creativity

How to throw bait in the river of ideation.

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The Writer’s Technique in Thirteen Theses: Walter Benjamin’s Timeless Advice on Writing
The Writer’s Technique in Thirteen Theses: Walter Benjamin’s Timeless Advice on Writing

“The more circumspectly you delay writing down an idea, the more maturely developed it will be on surrendering itself.”

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All Ideas Are Second-Hand: Mark Twain’s Magnificent Letter to Helen Keller About the Myth of Originality
All Ideas Are Second-Hand: Mark Twain’s Magnificent Letter to Helen Keller About the Myth of Originality

“The kernel, the soul — let us go further and say the substance, the bulk, the actual and valuable material of all human utterances — is plagiarism.”

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Pioneering Psychologist Jerome Bruner on the 6 Pillars of Creativity and How to Master the Art of “Effective Surprise”
Pioneering Psychologist Jerome Bruner on the 6 Pillars of Creativity and How to Master the Art of “Effective Surprise”

“Passion, like discriminating taste, grows on its use. You more likely act yourself into feeling than feel yourself into action.”

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Picasso on Intuition, How Creativity Works, and Where Ideas Come From
Picasso on Intuition, How Creativity Works, and Where Ideas Come From

“To know what you’re going to draw, you have to begin drawing.”

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How Creativity Works: Neil Gaiman on Where Ideas Come From
How Creativity Works: Neil Gaiman on Where Ideas Come From

The power of desperation, deadlines, and daydreaming.

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Twilight Zone Creator Rod Serling on Where Good Ideas Come From
Twilight Zone Creator Rod Serling on Where Good Ideas Come From

“Ideas are born from what is smelled, heard, seen, experienced, felt, emotionalized.”

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How to Get Out of Your Own Way and Unblock the “Spiritual Electricity” of Creative Flow
How to Get Out of Your Own Way and Unblock the “Spiritual Electricity” of Creative Flow

“No matter what your age or your life path … it is not too late or too egotistical or too selfish or too silly to work on your creativity.”

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The 10 Stages of the Creative Process
The 10 Stages of the Creative Process

Listen to your hunches, sponge up ideas, let them marinate, and know when you’re done.

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