Go ahead , fellow retirees, say it.
“This guy is pathetic!”
But millions of wise people whose lives revolve around the total care and comfort of their dogs can’t all be wrong.
Category: Dogs
More Tips to Fire Up Your Creativity
More from
201 Ways to Arouse Your Creativity
— Keep a box labeled for each project. Toss everything in the box, and don’t worry about misplacing things or ideas.
from Amy Ng of Pikaland
— Choose just one creative aim for the day. What one creative project can you begin/continue/finish today?
from Dan Goodwin’s Wakeful Ways at A Big Creative Yes
— Think on paper. With a bunch of loose paper, start jotting ideas down. Here are four benefits of writing by hand.
from Jacob Cass at Just Creative Design
Accountability…still good for my retirement
Retirees’ Creative Reinvention Day 11: Move past imperfection.
This post is especially relevant to us as beginners in our creative pursuits.
I like this medium.com post by Thomas Oppong.
Title: Make Life Easier on Yourself by Accepting “Good Enough.” Don’t Pursue Perfection, Pursue Progress
Highlights:
— “In other words, instead of pushing yourself to an impossible “perfect,” and therefore getting nowhere, accept “good.”
— “Perfection is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough…”
— “The real world doesn’t reward perfectionists.
It rewards people who get things done.”
Stick with this post for the other valuable quotes from smart people like Brené Brown and Seth Godin.
Retirees’ Creative Reinvention Day 6: Sometimes, a partner helps.
Finding a fellow painter, photographer, cook, scrapbooker, or writer may be just what you need to launch your creative reinvention.
Educator John Spencer shares his views on this topic here: Ten Things Pixar Can Teach Us About Creativity
My favorite points:
- Creativity isn’t a solitary endeavor.
- Play matters. [Those creativity partners should encourage fun and wild experimentation.]
- People are more important than ideas. He quotes from the book Creativity, Inc: “Ideas come from people. Therefore, people are more important than ideas…”
Do you have a creativity buddy? How do you contribute to each other’s projects and progress? Let me know in the comments below.
Thanks for reading and stay vigilant for opportunities to stretch your thinking.
Photo-a-day 14: Vary your quiet times.
I honestly don’t remember.
Chocolate zucchini cake
Emergency Chocolate Cake
Sometimes, you read. Sometimes, you watch a thoughtful TV show [that DVR lets you race past the annoying ads]. Sometimes it’s music and closed eyes.
And sometimes, a loved one tracks you down.
It all works.
Here is a little more insight on quiet time for retirees.
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Photo-a-day 12: Heed that inner voice…
This is a favorite stopping point in Mt. Vernon, Washington. Something new to ponder every time I visit.
[Reminder: These posts are just as much directed at myself as they are toward potential readers.]
