“The creative person pays close attention to what appears discordant and contradictory... and is challenged by such irregularities.” PersonsSciencePayAttentionCreativeContradictoryCreative PersonIrregularityClose Minded Author:Frank X. Barron
“I am not talking about rebelliousness, but giving people time for constructive internal reflection and even daydreaming. A lot of research is suggesting that the more that you demand people's external attention, the less chance you are allowing them to dip into the default mode where daydreams and reflection happen - and lot of great ideas are not going to come from the brute force of work but from personal life experience. Mind-wandering seems to be essential to the creative process, and I don't think a lot of businesses are aware of that fact.” PeopleThinkingGivingMindIdeasFactsSeemsHappensForceProcessChanceAttentionTalkingCreativeDemandEssentialsResearchReflectionWanderInternalsAllowingLife ExperienceCreative ProcessPersonal LifeConstructiveBrutesGreat IdeaDaydreamingNot TalkingDefaultSuggestingDipBrute Force Author:Scott Barry Kaufman
“There is an art to grieving. To grieve well the loss of anyone or anything--a parent, a love, a child, an era, a home, a job--is a creative act. It takes attention and patience and courage. But many of us do not know how to grieve. We were never taught, and we don't see examples of full-bodied grieving around us. Our culture favors the fast-food model of mourning--get over it quick and get back to work; affix the bandage of "closure" and move on.” KnowsWellsChildrenArtHomeJobsMovingCultureParentLossAttentionKnow HowCreativeExampleTaughtModelsFavorsErasGrievingMourningOver ItGet BackGet OverFast FoodClosureBack To WorkBandages Author:Elizabeth Lesser
“I am involved in every step of the process [musicmaking]. Whether it is the production or the mixing or the visuals and music videos. I'm involved in every step of the way as far as the creative, directing and merchandise . Just making sure everything that falls in line with my brand is portrayed a certain type of way. It all about quality control and attention to detail, and making sure anything you put your name on is on point.” WayCertainFallNamesProcessLinesAttentionQualityStepsCreativeTypeInvolvedProductionsDetailsVideoBrandsVisualsEvery StepMixingMerchandiseAttention To DetailQuality Control Author:G-Eazy
“Instead of yelling and spanking, which dont work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.” WayBelieveGamesI BelieveAttentionCreativeFindingsPraiseI Believe InInstanceYellingSpankingReinforcementPositive ReinforcementGood Positive Author:Patricia Richardson
“There isn't any great mystery about me. What I do is glamorous and has an awful lot of white-hot attention placed on it. But the actual work requires the same discipline and passion as any job you love doing, be it as a very good pipe fitter or a highly creative artist.” JobsArtistPassionWhiteAttentionCreativeMysteryDisciplineHotVery GoodAwfulPipeGlamorousCreative Artists Author:Tom Hanks
“On the times when I used to make movies that were with a lower budget, nobody was expecting it to be a hit, and nobody was paying attention to what I was doing, and it was a free type of creative process. So, one way to reset myself is to go back to that kind of moviemaking.” WayKindUsedProcessAttentionCreativeTypeOne WayPay AttentionBudgetsExpectingCreative ProcessReset Author:Takashi Miike
“Problems are solved only when we devote a great deal of attention to them and in a creative way...to have a good life, it is not enough to remove what is wrong with it. We also need a positive goal, otherwise why keep going? Creativity is one answer to that question - It provides one of the most exciting models for living.” WayNeedsEnoughProblemGoalAnswersDealsAttentionCreativityCreativeModelsExcitingRemoveKeep GoingGood Life Author:Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
“Yesterday I was thinking about the whole idea of genius and creative people, and the notion that if you create some magical art, somehow that exempts you from having to pay attention to the small things.” PeopleIfsThinkingArtIdeasWholePayAttentionCreativeMagicGeniusNotionYesterdayPay AttentionSmall ThingsCreative People Author:Bell Hooks
“Creative expression is not just a means of getting attention, although some have approached art that way. Think of art as a way of connecting, of sharing your insights with others.” ThinkingWayMeanArtAttentionCreativeExpressionInsightConnectingCreative Expression Book:The New Creative Artist Source: The New Creative Artist
“Pay attention to the inner voice that tells you when something feels right. Much of your creative problem-solving occurs at an unconscious level.” FeelsProblemVoiceLevelsPayAttentionCreativePay AttentionUnconsciousProblem SolvingInner VoiceFeels RightCreative Problem Solving Book:The New Creative Artist Source: The New Creative Artist
“If you work hard and you learn and you absorb and you pay attention, career in food is great. This job can take you all around the world. You can eat the most delicious food. It allows you to be creative.... [And] don't ever quit. It's going to pay off eventually. It might not be in a year. Might be 20 years or 10 years. But you have to keep pushing. Just have that fire, have the passion, and want to be successful. And don't listen to anybody else.” IfsWorldWantYearsHardMightJobsPassionPayAttentionCareersCreativeSuccessfulFireHard WorkQuittingAround The WorldPay AttentionBeing SuccessfulPushingBe CreativeDeliciousDelicious Food Author:April Bloomfield
“Without doubt, the foremost band for decades has been the One O'Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas. Through its many incarnations and under various leaders, they have demonstrated the highest qualities of musicianship imaginable, plus a willingness to balance their big band tradition with creative exploration. Astounding ensemble work, insightful interpretations of the arrangements, imaginative writing, and above all, a loving attention to musicality . . . these people play beautifully.” PeopleWritingHas BeensPlayBigsAttentionQualityLeaderCreativeDoubtBalanceBandHighestTraditionUniversityVariousDecadesClockInterpretationPlusWillingnessExplorationInsightfulTexasArrangementsImaginativeIncarnationLabsEnsembleMusicianshipMusicality Author:Gary Burton
“I'm smart enough to know when I've done something wrong, but I don't understand this. Guys are beating their wives, getting DUIs and doing drugs, and I get national attention for a Sharpie? People are personally attacking me, calling me a classless asshole because I did something creative during a game. Why?” PeopleKnowsDoneEnoughGuyGamesAttentionCreativeWifeCallingDrugSmartThis GuyAttackingDui Author:Terrell Owens
“A poet has to adapt himself, more or less consciously,to the demands of his vocation, and hence the peculiarities of poets and the condition of inspiration which many people have said is near to madness... The problem of creative writing is essentially one of concentration... a focusing of the attention in a special way.” PeopleWayWritingSaidProblemInspirationAttentionCreativeSpecialConditionsPoetDemandMadnessConcentrationVocationCreative Writing Author:Stephen Spender