When are we most creative? Do we get most creative when we have to fight for survival or when we have the luxury of enough peace and tranquillity to get away from everyday distractions and worries? I’ve just had two reminders of where these two things can co-exist. The first is from Cairns https://readingisart.substack.com/ my […]
Is creativity an act of survival or is survival an act of creativity? I’m reading “12 Notes: On Life and Creativity” by Quincy Jones and one of the things he says is, “ … being creative isn’t simply a matter of what type of brushstroke you use or what key changes you write. I believe […]
Who is the hero in your story – you or your customers? Work Smart Not Hard Tip No. 32 in a series written for Indie Cambs. Most of us don’t like selling and that can be a big barrier when you need to attract new customers. How would it feel if, instead of trying to […]
Mad Blood Stirring Image: Romeo and Juliet Postcard — “For now these hot days is the mad blood stirring” https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/tillywigginsBookClub I just read a review of the film Sing Sing which shows prisoners performing Shakespeare within the maximum-security penitentiary. It’s a story about the Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) program, which brings dance, theatre, music […]
Time management is harder now than it’s ever been – and getting worse. Why? “The mere consciousness of an engagement will sometimes worry a whole day” said Charles Dickens (c.1850). If Dickens felt like this when he probably had very few appointments it’s no surprise that most people are constantly anxious about what’s coming up […]