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How To Be Creative

May 29th, 2006 by Laura Moncur in Links, Quotations

Hugh Macleod draws comics on the back of business cards. It’s a creative outlet that works well for him and now, it is finally paying off. Back in August of 2004, he wrote a 31-item list entitled “How To Be Creative.”

This list is a treasure chest of good advice. Some of my favorite quotations are here:

Part of being creative is learning how to protect your freedom. That includes freedom from avarice.
Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 31 Remain Frugal, 08-22-04
Nobody can tell you if what you’re doing is good, meaningful or worthwhile. The more compelling the path, the more lonely it is.
Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 5. You are responsible for your own experience., 08-22-04
Admit that your own private Mount Everest exists. That is half the battle.
Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 9. Everybody has their own private Mount Everest they were put on this earth to climb., 08-22-04
There’s no correlation between creativity and equipment ownership. None. Zilch. Nada. Actually, as the artist gets more into his thing, and as he gets more successful, his number of tools tends to go down. He knows what works for him. Expending mental energy on stuff wastes time.
Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 10. The more talented somebody is, the less they need the props., 08-22-04

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2 Comments »

2 Responses to “How To Be Creative”

  1. peoppenheimer Says:
    June 1st, 2006 at 12:25 am

    Find out for yourself.

  2. sigsfried Says:
    June 6th, 2006 at 5:46 pm

    Quite a good list. Mostly apply to anything not necessairly artisitc or creative but some aren’t relevant elsewhere.

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