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How to be Creative

15 points by acoyfellow 14y ago

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ahallerberg 14y ago
Interesting. Reminds me of Hugh MacLeod's book Ignore Creativity: http://www.amazon.com/Ignore-Everybody-Other-Keys-Creativity/dp/159184259X http://www.amazon.com/Ignore-Everybody-Other-Keys-Creativity...
- acoyfellow 14y ago
  I took a different approach to creativity than Hugh did in his eBook "How to be Creative". One of things he says is that creative type people have 2 "jobs", one to pay bills and one to be creative. I think he is dead wrong. Creativity is a problem solving technique. It's not art. Me mentions religion, and some scientific ideas, where I try to take a new angle on the subject.
bitsoda 14y ago
The copy at the top of the page threw me for a loop. I read it as "You don't have to be artistic to be creative", but then it's followed by "Whoever told you that, lied to you". This negates the first statement making me think that I do need to be artistic to be creative. Maybe I need some sleep. Let me know what you meant by the copy.
- acoyfellow 14y ago
  My intention is to make people realize they do not need artistic skills in order to use creativity. I believe creativity is just a form of problem solving, and some people happen to know how to tap into it better than others. This is an attempt at shedding some light into my mind and how I view the subject. I want to make the copy less confusing. Did my answer help clarify how you feel? Do you have any suggestions how I can word this better as a headline?
- htp 14y ago
  I'd wager "Whoever told you that, lied to you" was meant to say "Whoever told you 'you have to be artistic to be creative' lied to you."
  - acoyfellow 14y ago
    "Whoever told you that you need talent to be creative, lied to you."-- any better?
    - bennesvig 14y ago
      How about: "Whoever told you creativity is something you're born with, lied to you."
      - acoyfellow 14y ago
        Even better.
scoot 14y ago
"Creativity is not art, skill, or luck. Creativity is a problem solving skill" Either it's a skill, or it isn't.
- acoyfellow 14y ago
  I over thought the sh*t out of that. Thank you for pointing out this obvious confusion. I'm trying to simplify a extremely complex idea, and because writing is not my strong point, I'm bound to mess up. Thanks again.
joshschreuder 14y ago
I'd definitely like to work somewhere where 'Imagination Specialist' is a real job title :)
- acoyfellow 14y ago
  I hope to eventually work for myself, and be able to take whatever title I see fit.
justjimmy 14y ago
At quick glance, spotted a few typos. Suggest running it through a spell checker. Paragraphs jumps from left justification to full justification - use just 1 (left is my suggestion). And you can afford to turn off hyphenation with so much sentence space. Stick to letter/A4 document size - easier to read/scroll through and print for those that want a physical copy. Those blue lines (in all caps), they seem so random. Sometimes they are of their own paragraph. Sometimes they appear at the start, sometimes at the end and sometimes they're in quotation marks. Avoid using all caps if the sentence is long, it really reduces readability. Either you're pressing enter twice to break the paragraphs or the spacing is too much. Try decreasing it. Good typography really help. So thought I'd throw those suggestions at ya.
- acoyfellow 14y ago
  Thank you so much for pointing these out. All things I am going to use to modify the .PDF-- I want it to be as optimal as it can.
  - robotresearcher 14y ago
    Forgive my pedantry, but things are either optimal or they are not. There are not degrees of optimality, though things can be nearer or farther from optimal. Like uniqueness. I know some people hate this kind of comment, but since you are writing and we like to offer constructive advice around here, please take this as a friendly bug report.
    - acoyfellow 14y ago
      I forgive your pedantry, and I consider what said to be very constructive, thank you. I respect your opinion; but I really disagree, I believe "optimal" is a word that is only defined by relativity. One person can be more optimal at doing a job than another, one tool can optimize your website better than another. You can be really far from optimal, or really close.. Or somewhere in between? "There are not degrees of optimality, though things can be nearer or farther from optimal. "-- Well they can be degrees of near or far.. To me that is "degrees of optimality". I'd love to continue talking with you about this outside of HN, if you want to. Coeyman at gmail.com
magic5227 14y ago
I'm excited for the next ebook "How to be handsome"
- acoyfellow 14y ago
  You callin' me pretty, boy?

15 points by acoyfellow 14y ago

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Interesting. Reminds me of Hugh MacLeod's book Ignore Creativity: http://www.amazon.com/Ignore-Everybody-Other-Keys-Creativity/dp/159184259X http://www.amazon.com/Ignore-Everybody-Other-Keys-Creativity...

acoyfellow 14y ago
I took a different approach to creativity than Hugh did in his eBook "How to be Creative". One of things he says is that creative type people have 2 "jobs", one to pay bills and one to be creative. I think he is dead wrong. Creativity is a problem solving technique. It's not art. Me mentions religion, and some scientific ideas, where I try to take a new angle on the subject.

bitsoda 14y ago

The copy at the top of the page threw me for a loop. I read it as "You don't have to be artistic to be creative", but then it's followed by "Whoever told you that, lied to you". This negates the first statement making me think that I do need to be artistic to be creative. Maybe I need some sleep. Let me know what you meant by the copy.

acoyfellow 14y ago
My intention is to make people realize they do not need artistic skills in order to use creativity. I believe creativity is just a form of problem solving, and some people happen to know how to tap into it better than others. This is an attempt at shedding some light into my mind and how I view the subject. I want to make the copy less confusing. Did my answer help clarify how you feel? Do you have any suggestions how I can word this better as a headline?
htp 14y ago
I'd wager "Whoever told you that, lied to you" was meant to say "Whoever told you 'you have to be artistic to be creative' lied to you."
- acoyfellow 14y ago
  "Whoever told you that you need talent to be creative, lied to you."-- any better?
  - bennesvig 14y ago
    How about: "Whoever told you creativity is something you're born with, lied to you."
    - acoyfellow 14y ago
      Even better.

scoot 14y ago

"Creativity is not art, skill, or luck. Creativity is a problem solving skill" Either it's a skill, or it isn't.

acoyfellow 14y ago
I over thought the sh*t out of that. Thank you for pointing out this obvious confusion. I'm trying to simplify a extremely complex idea, and because writing is not my strong point, I'm bound to mess up. Thanks again.

joshschreuder 14y ago

I'd definitely like to work somewhere where 'Imagination Specialist' is a real job title :)

acoyfellow 14y ago
I hope to eventually work for myself, and be able to take whatever title I see fit.

justjimmy 14y ago

At quick glance, spotted a few typos. Suggest running it through a spell checker. Paragraphs jumps from left justification to full justification - use just 1 (left is my suggestion). And you can afford to turn off hyphenation with so much sentence space. Stick to letter/A4 document size - easier to read/scroll through and print for those that want a physical copy. Those blue lines (in all caps), they seem so random. Sometimes they are of their own paragraph. Sometimes they appear at the start, sometimes at the end and sometimes they're in quotation marks. Avoid using all caps if the sentence is long, it really reduces readability. Either you're pressing enter twice to break the paragraphs or the spacing is too much. Try decreasing it. Good typography really help. So thought I'd throw those suggestions at ya.

acoyfellow 14y ago
Thank you so much for pointing these out. All things I am going to use to modify the .PDF-- I want it to be as optimal as it can.
- robotresearcher 14y ago
  Forgive my pedantry, but things are either optimal or they are not. There are not degrees of optimality, though things can be nearer or farther from optimal. Like uniqueness. I know some people hate this kind of comment, but since you are writing and we like to offer constructive advice around here, please take this as a friendly bug report.
  - acoyfellow 14y ago
    I forgive your pedantry, and I consider what said to be very constructive, thank you. I respect your opinion; but I really disagree, I believe "optimal" is a word that is only defined by relativity. One person can be more optimal at doing a job than another, one tool can optimize your website better than another. You can be really far from optimal, or really close.. Or somewhere in between? "There are not degrees of optimality, though things can be nearer or farther from optimal. "-- Well they can be degrees of near or far.. To me that is "degrees of optimality". I'd love to continue talking with you about this outside of HN, if you want to. Coeyman at gmail.com

magic5227 14y ago

I'm excited for the next ebook "How to be handsome"

acoyfellow 14y ago
You callin' me pretty, boy?