Chapter 5
Fire up your laser
How to direct your creative energy in a distracted world
‘Great creative minds think like artists but work like accountants.’
David Brooks, New York Times columnist1
Superpower: Consciousness
Dance Step: FOCUS
Igniting questions:
- What distractions steal my creativity energy?
- How can I avoid them?
- When – and where – can I find time for the 4Cs?
4Cs value: Time and energy for curiosity and creativity
The former US President Dwight D. Eisenhower certainly understood the danger of unnecessary distractions.2 He organised his daily tasks into two overlapping types: urgent/non-urgent and important/unimportant.3 Asked why, he quipped: ‘What is important is seldom urgent, and what is urgent is seldom important.’ Sixty ...
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