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I’d Be More Creative If…

Allen Ruppersberg why do we fail

Even at our most creative moments, we could go further if it were not for that little voice inside our head.

And that little voice puts up roadblocks. Sometimes those roadblocks are real, but more often those roadblocks are completely constructed from nothing but irrational fear or the most basic of actions. Perhaps knowing that other people share many of the same silly roadblocks–and even knowing what some of them are–will help us all move through them.


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So today’s post is simple. Let’s put it out there. Just complete the sentence “I’d be more creative if…”

I’ll start us off. I’d be more creative if I more regularly created the quietness in my life that creativity requires.

Now it’s your turn.

[Why Do We Fail poster by Allen Ruppersberg]

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  1. Daniel Root says:
    May 18, 2010 at 10:03 pm

    I would be more creative if I cared less about what others thought of my work.

  2. Bobby says:
    May 18, 2010 at 9:44 pm

    I would be more creative if I just picked up my camera and shot.

  3. David Redding says:
    May 18, 2010 at 9:33 pm

    ……if I had the time required to actually shoot more then a few times a month.
    ……if I had the connections to team up with others that share my vision.
    ……if I was actually creative in the first place and didn’t bang my head off the wall every time I try to be creative..
    ……if I could actually let myself fail.

  4. Meredith Phillips says:
    May 18, 2010 at 9:01 pm

    I’d be more creative if I was more willing to aimlessly explore.

  5. P says:
    May 18, 2010 at 8:24 pm

    I would be more creative if I created more

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