Eimear can't believe her dissertation is finally finished

identify 101 things to make me more creative (read all 4 entries…)
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21. Read poetry. Rediscover Shelley and Keats and Byron and Yeats.

22. Get enough sleep. Stop drugging myself on semi-exhaustion.

23. Look at things critically, question, evaluate…. But never, never sneer.

24. Develop a love for clothes – colours, textures, styles, accessaries.

25. Seek out other people’s creativity. Acknowledge it, enjoy it. Don’t see it as a threat or a rebuke.

26. Copy paintings I really love. Be an apprentice, learn from the master. Try to copy exactly, then try something different with the skills learned.

27. Run wild. Let my body play!

28.Seize the moment. If there is only 5 minutes available, do something creative with those 5 minutes.

29. Experiment with handcrafts. Make things, work with my hands, see how things fit together, be deft.

30. Create effective routines that take care of the routine stuff, and allow more free time.

31. Visit other countries.

32. Surround myself with things I find beautiful, create an environment that encourages me to see possabilities

33. Learn to cook. Experiment. Chop up fresh herbs. Go to markets. Seek out fresh produce. Swap recepies. Have a signature dish.

34. Finish Walking in this World

35. Study, learn, explore, develop. Balance practical skills with academic learning. Go back to college. Don’t grudge the expence.

36. Remember “what other people think of me is none of my business”. Belive it.

37. Bounce ideas around with like-minded friends. Create occasions for creative people to come together. Actively seek to form a loose support group.

38. Learn to live in the moment. Stop procrastinating and deferring, especially with arty ‘treats’. Stop putting up with things unnecessarily. Enjoy where I am right now, and actively seek to make it the best it can be.

39. Face my demon! Learn to draw!

40. Think where I would like to be in the future, what I would like to be doing, and work actively towards it, even in small ways. Be open to possibility. Be prepared to try and fail. Have a plan, no matter how sketchy.



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