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As some of you know, I recently read Tom Peter’s The Brand You and one of the chapters was on 50 ways to inject creativity in your life — I decided that I would take the 20 items that I have done and share them with you today.
Whether you’re in a rut, looking for that creative spark for your next project, or just interested in the new thing (maybe you have a rule like Barney Stinson), this post is for you — maybe you won’t do all of these 20 things but even doing a few of these things will help you get out of that rut and spark your imagination.
Go into the bookstore and go to a section you have never browsed before — PURCHASE one book that looks interesting to you
My preferred time for doing this is at the airport — so whoever it was that thought of putting bookstores inside the airports was a marketing genius. The selection at the airport is limited as well so the other plus is that they may (though I don’t know for sure) put books that have a better chance of selling (i.e., that are interesting to people in a rush).
If you feel like it is too risky to shop a completely new section / topic then go to a section that you really enjoy and choose an author or a book that you are interested in but may…
