Use the power of a pause to speed up your creativity
When you're stuck, the instinct is to push harder. You think, “If I just work a little longer, maybe I’ll crack the code.” But here's the thing: the answer is often found in the pause, not in the grind. The pause—an intentional break—creates space for breakthrough thinking. Find out how Einstein, Nietzsche and J.K. Rowling used the power of pause to accelerate their creativity.
How Dolly Parton stays focused and productive
Dolly Parton has written over 3,000 songs throughout her career, which spans more than six decades. She has three practices she’s internalised that enable her to stay in her creative zone and focused for longer.
How dyslexia is a creative superpower
One in five people globally have dyslexia and most hide it from their employers out of fear of prejudice. Rather than a learning disorder, dyslexia can be a problem solving super power. Inside are three ways people with dyslexia can excel at solving complex problems and why you need them on your team.
How to outsmart work overload and bring back creativity
This week I learned how smart people can easily fall into the trap of over relying on their experience to solve problems when pressed for time, instead of remaining open to new and better ideas.
Using a cue and a simple thinking hack can help smart people outsmart this problem.
How a young entrepreneur used inversion to save his micro brewery
Selling beer the wrong way around. How a young entrepreneur applied strategies used by rock bands, famous artists and one the most successful businessmen of the 20th century to rescue his micro-brewery.