[HN Gopher] Get unstuck from a creative rut
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       Get unstuck from a creative rut
        
       Author : andrewsavikas
       Score  : 70 points
       Date   : 2024-02-21 18:00 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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       | jasonshen wrote:
       | I've always been interested in the idea that creativity is
       | primarily about random association. That association can happen
       | inside your mind, or it can be externalised like that story of
       | how Donald Glover's Childish Gambino name came out of a Wu-Tang
       | Clan name generator. Yah!
        
       | maccamey wrote:
       | Needed this right now. In a bit of analysis paralysis with ml.
       | Going to use the Feynman story as inspo
        
       | richm31415 wrote:
       | From Brian Eno et. al. - https://www.oblique-strategies.com/
        
         | joebergeron wrote:
         | I configured fortune to spit out a random oblique strategy in
         | my .bashrc every time I open up a new terminal; it's great fun,
         | and a gentle reminder when I've been working too long that I
         | should spend more time pursuing the art that I love.
        
         | abetusk wrote:
         | Does anyone know of a libre/free resource that has a list of
         | strategies in the same spirit?
         | 
         | Also, does anyone have a libre/free source for something more
         | tech oriented? I can imagine the cards being something like
         | "make data column oriented instead of row oriented" or
         | "deduplicate data".
         | 
         | The best I've found is the "Little Deck of Game Design" [0],
         | which seems pretty cool.
         | 
         | [0] https://www.whatgamesare.com/2011/10/the-little-deck-of-
         | game...
        
       | javier_e06 wrote:
       | I cannot agree more with the 'make time to play' idea. Hard to
       | connect to the goals and tasks at hand, playing, specially
       | physical play, shares many aspects of the creative process:
       | observation, strategies, emotional reactions, winning some,
       | loosing some. Playing keeps me curios and engaged. Great article.
        
         | andrewsavikas wrote:
         | One of my favorite things to do with my kids is "Lego
         | challenges" where they come up with objects and I have to try
         | and build them. The combination of constraints (their object,
         | limited lego pieces) always ends with me building something I
         | had no idea I could!
        
       | throwaway81523 wrote:
       | This is an ad for a book, what we used to call a
       | slashvertisement. The strategies suggested are platitudes and
       | boil down to saying stop freaking out about the end result when
       | you're just getting started. The strategy that works for me is
       | get a full day of outdoor exercise, but that's just me.
        
         | beacon294 wrote:
         | I noticed this as well. Here's a list I googled with some good
         | books, I am going to try a few more:
         | https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/152063.Books_That_Inspir...
        
           | artemonster wrote:
           | maybe you have such a list about motivation and purpose?
        
         | dailykoder wrote:
         | I do think, or maybe that's just how it works for me, that it
         | doesn't really matter what you do, as long as it is something
         | that gets you going, where you don't have to think extensively,
         | which can be anything.
         | 
         | - Doing something outdoors (hiking, biking)
         | 
         | - Cook my favorite meal (so that I don't have to research
         | anything, but can just start)
         | 
         | - Clean the house
         | 
         | - whatever
         | 
         | The cleaning one is a big meme on some parts of the internet,
         | but for me it does an incredible job. It's easy, you don't have
         | to think much, while it still occupies your brain for some time
         | and in the end you're happy and feel comfortable.
        
         | benatkin wrote:
         | Good point, but this article is actually pretty good. It's also
         | well suited to HN, because he's suggesting we take advice from
         | painters. You know who else did that? pg
         | https://paulgraham.com/hackpaint.html
        
         | dnissley wrote:
         | It's actually an excerpt from the book -- may also be an ad,
         | but probably the best kind of ad (free content, try before you
         | buy).
        
       | RajT88 wrote:
       | I don't see "Drugs" on that list, but it could be because that's
       | a totally conventional way of getting out of a creative rut.
        
         | elromulous wrote:
         | What kind of "drugs" are you alluding to?
        
           | optimalsolver wrote:
           | Propranolol before sleep.
        
           | RajT88 wrote:
           | The kinds artists and musicians are famous for consuming of
           | course.
        
       | abetusk wrote:
       | Generative tarot deck [0].
       | 
       | [0] https://abetusk.github.io/ResonatorVoyantTarot/
        
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