Month: January 2020
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I am habit
Pulled from the archives of Daily Creatives. This idea is pretty timeless. Hope you enjoy this Daily Find, love from CW! I first came across this poem in the opening of Sean Covey’s, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens”. I was really taken by the last words – “be easy with me and I…
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Why grown-ups love coloring books too
If the idea of ‘flow’ is new, try starting small with activities that promote ‘micro-flow’. The benefits from something as simple as colouring and doodling cannot be understated. Hope you enjoy the Daily Find, love from CW! Anyone who has appreciated a meditative mental drift while knitting or mowing a lawn knows that there is something…
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Summary of Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
A fascinating summary of the concept of ‘flow’. If you have not heard of this before or only watched the TED talk, read on. The distinction between pleasure and enjoyment is of utmost importance. Hope you enjoy this Daily Find, love from CW! Flow is the state of total immersion while doing an activity. Flow comes…
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How to Build a New Habit: This is Your Strategy Guide
James Clear does an excellent job of breaking down complex ideas into relatable chunks of actions. Combined with the extra reading references, the thought of taking action seems a little less daunting. Hope you enjoy the Daily Find, love from CW! According to researchers at Duke University, habits account for about 40 percent of our…
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Seven Habits of Highly Creative People
It would interesting to see corporate life evolve into a place where these kind of creative habits are possible to practice. Maybe your workplace is already there. Hope you enjoy this Daily Find, love from CW! Make a habit of these seven practices, and you will be highly creative in your field: 1. Prepare the…
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The Creative Person’s Guide to Getting Better Sleep
Many great ideas in the service of getting more sleep. Who would have ever thought that so many people would need this kind of help? Enjoy this Daily Find, love from CW! Have you ever wondered how you could be getting better sleep? And why do we creative people so often struggle with sleep, anyway?…
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Transcript of “How to succeed? Get more sleep”
A must watch TED talk with the founder of Thrive Global. I especially love the quote, “women are literally going to sleep their way to the top”. Enjoy this Daily Find, love from CW! There is now a kind of sleep deprivation one-upmanship. Especially here in Washington, if you try to make a breakfast date,…
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THE LEGEND OF THE WORRY DOLLS
A dear friend of mine gave me a little sachet containing 2 worry dolls. I don’t know if they helped me sleep any better, but at the time they brought me a great deal of comfort. Enjoy this Daily Find, love from CW! The indigenous people from the Highlands in Guatemala created Worry Dolls many…
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The Podcast That Tells Ingeniously Boring Bedtime Stories to Help You Fall Asleep
What a clever idea. There are so many ways that technology can help simplify our lives. Enjoy this Daily Find, love from CW! According to Greek myth, Hermes, the cleverest God, used his inimitable wit to tell stories so long-winded, so fatuous, that they lulled the many-eyed monster Argus to sleep. By the same logic,…
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A New Theory Linking Sleep and Creativity
I have long thought that my sleeping thoughts informed my waking ideas. I guess the lesson of this story is to keep my morning pages by my bedside and write immediately upon getting up, before those fuzzy thoughts of my dreams disappear. Enjoy this Daily Find, love from CW! In 1920, the night before Easter…