The Power of Structure for Boosting Creativity

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Chase Jarvis

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🗓️ 6 November 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we're talking about the power of structure in boosting creativity. Picture this: you're sitting in your studio, staring at a blank canvas, waiting for inspiration to strike like a lightning bolt. But what if I told you that there's a better way to unleash your creativity? Join me as we explore the surprising relationship between structure and creativity.

Some topics we'll get into:

The misconception of creativity as spontaneous and unstructured
How developing basic strategies and frameworks can actually enhance your creative output
The importance of consistent action and establishing a creative practice
The story of a photographer who found success through structure and daily practice

Enjoy!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Our goals can only be reached through the vehicle of a plan in which we must fervently believe
0:09.6	and upon which we must vigorously act.
0:13.1	There's no other route to success.
0:16.1	That, my dear listeners, is a quote from Pablo Picasso. Now, on the surface, most people are saying,
0:22.8	wait a minute, Picasso had a plan with all those abstract or this cubist paintings. Yes, he did.
0:29.5	And that is the topic of today's micro show, right? The value and the power of structure
0:35.2	in boosting our creativity. If we go back and we look at creativity,
0:38.7	right? If creativity is connecting unlikely ideas in novel ways, then following a structured
0:46.0	approach can feel very contradictory or even counterproductive at times, right? You can't
0:52.7	put borders around spontaneity. I remember thinking
0:55.6	that to myself early on in my career, right? Making an actual plan for how you're going to be
1:01.8	creative, that often feels just wrong. But it's in developing basic strategies, basic systems and frameworks to support your creative
1:14.1	output that you will relieve yourself of the burden of waiting around for lightning to strike.
1:20.6	This is the curse of so many creatives.
1:23.4	They wait around for lightning, for that stroke of genius to show up.
1:28.3	If you instead develop these strategies, you will in the process become much more effective.
1:35.3	Trust me on this one, this is something I wish I had learned a long, long time ago.
1:40.3	It goes way back for me, right? Throughout my childhood, I had way more guidelines than I
1:44.7	could handle on what to do and how to do it, right? Nothing was unreasonable in itself, but I always
1:51.3	had some sort of curfew. I always had a slew of daily chores. My parents were quite regimented.
1:58.0	There was often a right and wrong way of doing things. I had a laundry list of
2:02.1	rules to follow around the house. You know, my parents kept the heat at 62 degrees, even a dead
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