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Using Constraints to Boost Your Creativity
For most people, creativity seems to have closer ties to freedom than constraints. You may have the idea that creativity is something that happens best when the possibilities are endless—when anything goes and you have all the time and resources you could possibly need.
This sounds like the ideal scenario for completing any creative project, but that’s where many are misinformed.
Going at a project no holds barred is counterproductive for a few reasons. Having too many possibilities can make it difficult to know where to begin, come up with seriously creative ideas, or even just to get it done.
This is actually good news. In the professional world, all projects come with constraints, be it time, budget, audience, or format. These may feel restraining at times, but trust me, you’re much better off with them than without them.
6 Ways to Fight Creative Blocks and Generate Ideas for Blog Content
Sometimes it comes on like a brick wall. You’re doing your thing, creating content, and then suddenly it all just stops moving forward.
There are a lot of reasons. It can be emotional, with some aspect of your personal life overwhelming your enthusiasm and your creativity. It can be physical, with high stress levels and an overly demanding workload taking their toll. And sometimes it can be entirely random.
Maybe you’ve got all the pieces in place, but it just isn’t working.
In moments like this, you need some help. You need some way to get the idea generation machine running again. As writers, we’ve all had to figure out the right tricks to get past that brick wall.
What Is Copywork (and How to Use It to Establish a Daily Writing Routine)
“Copying is the highest form of flattery,” my parents would tell me whenever I was annoyed about my friends “copying” me. I didn’t believe them. (I was 8 years old at the time; can you blame me?)
But then I started college, and this “copying is flattery” came back to haunt me. My literature professors would tell me, “If you want to write like an academic, you need to read a lot of academic writing.”
So, essentially, if I wanted to do well in college literature courses, I had to figure out a way to copy these writers.Continue reading
Delegating to Avoid Burnout: An Entrepreneur’s Solution
There aren’t enough hours in a day.
Here at Craft Your Content, someone is always working. I mean that literally. After combining the hours of our team of approximately 10 members, we put in the same number of hours that are in a week. Not work hours, mind you, real human hours. 24/7.
On a closer look, Elisa Doucette, our founder, works 35 percent of those hours, followed by Managing Editor Julia Hess and I (content producer) combined at another 30 percent, and then the rest of the team at the remaining 35 percent.
While that’s still pretty top-heavy, we’re at a better place than we were in 2017 thanks to the art of delegation.
You only need to look at Elisa’s hours to know that running a business is more than a full-time job. One that you absolutely cannot do alone.