Unblock Creativity Trip

An Art Nouveau door handle from 1905 on the entrance to the City Hall Council Room in Bremen, Germany. Designed by artist Franz von Stuck (1863-1928), one of the founders of the Munich Secession.

 Here's John Mayer in a podcast talking about how you should do the "Fearless" improvization below and how it's a waste of time if you're not immediately letting the "ouija board" work.

from Recommendo:

Here’s a visualization to help unblock the creative process by Julian Shapiro. He calls it the “Creativity Faucet”:

Visualize your creativity as a backed-up pipe of water. The first mile is packed with wastewater. This wastewater must be emptied before the clear water arrives. … Let’s apply this to creativity: At the beginning of a writing session, write out every bad idea that unavoidably comes to mind. … Once the bad ideas are emptied, strong ideas begin to arrive.

Here’s his more thorough explanation of why this works.