Whoa.

I’m a bit iffy on life-changing experiences. Or maybe, it’s more the Hollywood version of them that bugs me.

A homeless man in Los Angeles finds his solace in a cello, overcoming his poverty and calming his mental instability: The Soloist.  A Roman warrior loses his family, wealth, and freedom due to the hate of a tyrant: the Gladiator. A teacher, surrounded by underprivileged high school students, faces hate crimes and still has undying dedication to her students: Dangerous Minds.

These Hollywood clips are the first life-changing experiences that come to mind: an artist’s struggle, a warrior’s vengeance, a teacher’s dedication. But the plotlines always make me think, “What have I accomplished in my life?” Or is Hollywood really just full of clichés?

Summer

Yesterday I decided that I would take a short trip to Croatia; today, I’ve packed a backpack full of clothes, food, and drink. It’s as simple as that for me. The freedom summer offers is you is the thing that I value the most.

16 Strategies to Enhance Creativity or My Master-List for Thinking outside of the Box

We all have moments when we want to accomplish something and instead just get stuck. It’s called a creative block. And, man, it can be one hell of a block. Moments like these make you doubt everything, but mostly yourself and why you are doing what you are doing. After struggling with my own creative blocks, I sat down and finally came up with what can be called my personal master-list of strategies to combat a creative block. As promised in an earlier post, I wanted to share with you what you can do to enhance creativity. And I tried not to make this a superficial, I-already-read-that-somewhere-before type of blog post. Whether I was successful at this, you’ll have to decide, but either way you might find a few gems in here that can help YOU enhance your creativity.