by Ed Bell | Oct 6, 2015 | Lyric Tools, The Creative Habit
I work a lot in theatre, where using songs to tell a story is everything. But it’s not just on the stage where songs are about story: anything that affects us on an emotional level is about story. The Kardashian family’s latest internet...
by Ed Bell | Sep 21, 2015 | The Creative Habit
I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions. I think they’re a lame reason for spot self-improvement when you could be self-improving all year round. Tell me that’s beside the point. I don’t care. Anyway, 2015 was an exception. January...
by Ed Bell | Aug 6, 2015 | The Creative Habit
We underestimate the role of creativity in even our ordinary everyday lives. If something can be done better, smarter or in a more interesting way, it’s a creative project. This includes what we wear, how we decorate our homes, and even how we spend time with...
by Ed Bell | Mar 15, 2015 | The Creative Habit
John Cleese – actor, comedian and writer – gave this illuminating lecture at Video Arts on How our brains approach creativity. In it he talks about the importance of navigating your brain’s ‘open’ and ‘closed’ modes, and wrestling gently...