Do yourself a favour and set just over half an hour aside to watch and listen to John Cleese lecturing on creativity.
This link popped up in my inbox and I casually popped it on the TV, thinking I’ll listen to him in the background while I work on my computer. Within a minute, I’d closed my laptop and devoted all my attention to this video.
I particularly liked what John Cleese said about being willing to put yourself through the anxiety and discomfort of having no solution for longer, in order to be creative.
This may sound crazy, but I love problem solving in my work. I like feeling challenged. Having to come up with those creative solutions. Often taking iteration after iteration to come to that perfect solution. Whether it’s design, code or something entirely different. Sometimes, it coming to you instantly. You just have to be receptive to those thoughts.
A great watch for those who are creatives, like myself, but also who don’t think they are. Everyone’s got that ability to be creative. John Cleese will tell you how to access it. With his trademark humour.
That was a really interesting and insightful watch, Jaina. Thanks for sharing it. 🙂
Glad you got to see it before the video got taken down, Chris.
Aw, it looks like the video was removed :\
Well bum! And I can’t find an alternative 🙁
Ooo, sounds super interesting. Definitely something that would interest me. I’ll give this a watch tomorrow! Thanks for the recommendation, Jaina.
I think YouTube have taken the video down already 🙁
Is it this one?
I wish it was 🙁 Think that’s a later one he’s done on a similar topic and a lot shorter.