Thinking Different

Steve Jobs Quotes: Living an Inspired Life (by IQmatrix)

The Right-Brain Business Plan: A Creative, Visual Map for Success(Book from Amazon)

The Right-Brain Business Plan: A Creative, Visual Map for Success
(full product range from Aartizen Coaching)

Great idea for creatives who are scared stiff of business plans, pie charts and spreadsheets. That’s me! You?

Accidental Creative is a book/podcast that I, well accidentally stumbled upon, by searching for one topic I saw another cross referenced podcast. Creative accidents like this are part of the ‘aha’ effect of online exploration which makes such semi-structured meanderings very productive - just make sure you capture those connections and bring it into the creative fold of your life. This is what this book is about…on the Amazon wishlist baby! Watch this space for a review.

@the99percent [tips]

When you get swipped from the side or knocked for six -  you need a back-up plan to see your projects through to the next stage. At the very least you keep momentum and catch your breadth. It’s ok to recuperate - your mind and body require it. Now take that break, your gonna need all the energy for when you can finally sprint for that deadline!

De-cluttering is an essential activity for putting GTD into action. It is also part of process of getting into the Flow and clearing the decks. Download this e-book and dump that energy sapping pile of stuff that blocks the pipes.

This GTD inspired website (www.organizeit.co.uk) has got some great articles on the Getting Things Done productivity culture that has embedded itself into the modern knowledge worker culture.

The article linked here is a typical one and caught my eye as it directly tackles misconceptions that GTD is just for mundane widget-cranking productivity freaks. Not so! This framework has the ingredients to set up creatives to really leverage their talents, get the jobs done and free their wandering minds to capture the next bolt of creative energy that’s buzzing around… (their head/their scene/part of their world - highlight source of next big creative thing).

Postscript: seems this site is not current - but what remains is good stuff.

Latest Dave Allen interview discussing GTD (Getting things Done) framework for producitivity. If you’ve not come across GTD before and you’re looking for a comprehensive system of producitivty that can deal with the fast paced information overflow and anxiety felt by people today, then this system one of the most rated. Check it out.

icandee:

A Design inspired by quote from Einstein.

Says it all as far as far as the production of great ideas goes in my book. Get your head out of the book and place it in a cloud once and a while and magical things happen

20 Gifts for the Productivity Nerd in Your Life :: Articles :: The 99 Percent

If you didn’t get what you wanted this xmas drop some hints for next time round or by with any spare cash (?!) / gift money given to you. Call it a New Year Producitivity motivation present!

datavis:

Where Are The WikiLeaks Cables From?

Hey this is a call to action to revolutionise creative thinking and make the best of our talents. Let the good stuff rise up!

evernote:

Make a packing list in Evernote

Be sure you bring everything you need along for your trip with a packing list of items. You can even check them off as you add them to your suitcase.

Sometimes I look in awe at talent around but then again I think they started somewhere,and so we can all. This article is great primer to stop being phased by the self doubting Thomas within and just do it.

Mindmapping for visual creatives is a must in my opinion. It losens up the creative block and gives you options you were not aware of…try it. Graphic Designers should check this post and see if they can intergrate it into their design process.

evernote:

Clipping Web Pages with your iPhone

Web browsing on the go? Add it to Evernote

1. Copy the text or image you want to send to Evernote
2. Select the Mail Link to this Page option
3. Select your Evernote email address (Find your Evernote email address here)
4. Paste the text or image and click send

It works…it’s great, i’m starting to really use the itouch to relieve some brain ache