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How Quarantine Puts Ego to Sleep & Awakens Creativity
I recall an interview with Neil Gaiman on the Tim Ferriss Podcast, discussing the topic of being creative or coming up with ideas…
Gaiman, a prolific and wildly successful author gave some interesting advice.
Based on his own method for stimulating ideas, he said something the key for him was to get bored. Like, very bored.
He mentioned something to the effect that if he could turn down sources of inspiration, imagination and ideas from other people, he would be left to himself.
When he had no where else to turn he would start to generate his own stories.
Such is the method of a master.
I’ve always believed that masters, experts, and talented individuals didn’t only possess the unique gift for their craft. But they also possessed a unique discipline for putting the necessary monotonous practice required to develop their talent.
Such is the case from this focused and forced strategy from Neil Gaiman.
Today, via the coronavirus, those who are not sick or suffering are gifted with a rare opportunity.
