“People think that creativity is largely a matter of talent, experience, or luck. They are wrong. Talent, experience, and luck are all key elements, but there is something more fundamental, accessible, and powerful that you can use to multiply your creative effect.” PeopleThinkingMatterUsePowerfulCreativityCreativeEffectsTalentKeysElementsLuckFundamentals Book:The 80/20 Individual: How to Build on the 20% of What You do Best Source: The 80/20 Individual: How to Build on the 20% of What You do Best
“When you depart from standard usage, it should be deliberate and not an accidental lapse. Like a poet who breaks the rules of poetry for creative effect, this only works when you know and respect the rule you are breaking. If you have never heard of the rules you are breaking, you have no right to do so, and you are likely to come off like a buffoon or a barbarian. Breaking rules, using slang and archaic language can be effective, but it is just as likely to give you an audience busy with wincing.” IfsKnowsGivingShouldLanguageBreakAudienceCreativeHeardEffectsPoetStandardsBusyDeliberateBarbariansUsageLapsesSlangBuffoonsBreaking Rules Author:N.D. Wilson
“. . . woman is a being dominated by the creative urge and . . . no understanding of her as an individual can be gained unless the significance and effects of that great fact can be grasped.” FactsIndividualUnderstandingCreativeEffectsUrgesSignificance Author:Beatrice M. Hinkle
“Certain elements of today's ecological crisis reveal its moral character. First among these is the indiscriminate application of advances in science and technology. Many recent discoveries have brought undeniable benefits to humanity. Indeed, they demonstrate the nobility of the human vocation to participate responsibly in God's creative action in the world. Unfortunately, it is now clear that the application of these discoveries in the fields of industry and agriculture have produced harmful long-term effects.” WorldFirstsHumansLongCharacterTodayActionCertainHumanityTermMoralTechnologyCreativeClearEffectsFieldsIndustryElementsBenefitsDiscoveryCrisisEnvironmentalLong TermApplicationSustainabilityAgricultureVocationNobilityEcologicalScience And TechnologyMoral CharacterAdvances In ScienceEcological Crisis Author:Pope John Paul II
“Creative energy manifests in the 'aura' of the environment - the distinct atmosphere, quality and 'air of the place.' It has a contagious effect on people. When we walk into the environment, we know immediately whether or not the energy is present. Most of us need communities as sources of motivation and vitality; and in keeping with the basic movements of energy in nature, people charge one another in positive and negative ways.” PeopleKnowsWayNeedsMotivationEnergyCommunityWalksQualityCreativeEnvironmentAirEffectsMovementSourceNegativeAtmosphereVitalityContagiousAurasCreative Energy Author:Shaun McNiff