Fractured Creativity II

As I posted last week (Fractured Creativity) the idea of a break in the creative construct can do wonders for the process as a whole. And in all honesty it's not just the creative process that benefits from this. Anne Fisher, a senior writer at FORTUNE is quoted as, "What scientists have only recently begun to realize is that people may do their best thinking when they are not concentrating on work at all." Enough said.

With that in mind I set out in an ultra race last weekend to run 57km in the Swan Range of Montana. Had a great time (nice work Brad) but have to admit that the break from the process didn't set a mental fire as it does most times. With the effort involved in the race attention was more focused on the task of simply moving forward. Guess there's a limit to everything.

I still whole heartedly believe in and encourage everyone to seek that fracture that allows you to break the thought process (and thusly the mold). In fact, was just beta testing a high end commercial website by a 'new media' company in town that covers the likes of patagonia, Nixon, etc and was inspired with the energy put into it. So here's creative inspiration for a wild weekend ::

Freeman Patterson :: Photography and the Art of Seeing
Arthur I Miller :: Insights of Genius: Imagery & Creativity in Science & Art
Arthur Koestler :: The Act of Creation
And lastly ...