I came through a post, don’t remember where it comes from, stating 33 rules to be creative.

Despite the fact I’m convinced that apply rules to creativity is something that makes little sense and so I interpret this as a provocation.

I accept the provocation and interpret this list as a list for opening your (and mine) mind.

I tried to add my thoughts.

1. Make lists: used this for topics that come in my mind and need further thinking before becoming articles. I put them in Evernote and when I read them back I start going deeper.
2. Carry a notebook: either paper or digital, ideas and thought come in any moment, so you have to be sure to catch them
3. Try free writing: or any other form of thought
4. Get away from computer: My first boss said: when you have to imagine something, just get away form your PC, because if you are there you do while thinking, if you don’t have a PC, you think and then you do
5. Be otherwordly
6. Quit beating yourself up: have no fear of your thoughts
7. Take breaks: sometimes they help you having a different perspective
8. Sing in the shower: because helps in stimulating your brain
9. Drink coffee or tea: help your brain get the right pace
10. Know your roots: because give you inspiration of were do you come from
11. Listen to knew music: stimulates your brain in going over known things
12. Be open: but don’t force yourself. Is better to experience when you are ready then force yourself
13. Surround yourself with (creative) people: I added the brackets, because I think that either creative or not creative people, if you stay within them you get some bits from everybody that enhance you ad as a being and open your mind a step at a time
14. Get feedback: because perspective counts
15. Collaborate: Team enhances single persons experience
16. Don’t give up: because the balance is made at the very end
17. Practice: because talents need to be cultivated
18. Allow yourself to make mistakes:  because errors are better if made but not repeated
19. Go somewhere new: because knowing places gives you an holistic approach
20. Watch foreign films: because knowing cultures is the basis to open your mind
21. Count your blessing
22. Get lot of rest: but remember to work hard
23. Take risks: because risks are not only spices to your life, but can speed things up
24. Break the rules: ….sometimes, but consider following them the rest of the time
25. Do more of what makes you happy
26. Don’t force it
27. Read page of the dictionary: because gives you a set of words to tingle your brain
28. Create a framework: because frameworks helps in trapping your ideas
29. Stop trying to be someone’s else perfect: because you need to perfect on your basis
30. Write ideas
31. Clean your space: because being creative doesn’t mean making disorder
32. Have fun
33. Finish something