My Wurdz

Tonight I finished reading "The Art of Creative Thinking" by John Adair.  Mr. Adair summarizes 20 key aspects of creativity, drawing on his own experience and other creative individuals, contemporary and historic.  The list of tools Mr. Adair describes provides me with a relatively simple framework for developing my own creativity.  If I can remember and apply these principles and make them a part of my life, I believe I will achieve the success at writing that I desire.  Below I have listed the main points taken from Mr. Adair's book.  This list is basically the table of contents.

1. Use the Stepping Stones of Analogy
2. Make the Strange Familiar and the Familiar Strange
3. Widen Your Span of Relevance
4. Practice Serendipity
5. Chance Favors Only the Prepared Mind
6. Curiosity
7. Keep Your Eyes Open
8. Listen for Ideas
9. Reading to Generate Ideas
10. Keep a Notebook
11. Test Your Assumptions
12. Make Better Use of Your Depth Mind
13. Do Not Wait for Inspiration
14. Sharpen Your Analytical Skills
15. Suspend Judgment
16. Learn to Tolerate Ambiguity
17. Drift, Wait and Obey
18. Sleep on the Problem
19. Working it Out
20. Think Creatively about Your Life