Trick To Creativity [THREAD]

The trick to creativity is speed & reduction of time. I realized this trick when I first began doing Toastmasters Table Topics.

Thought it was crazy to be given a random topic, plan out the speech & deliver it on the spot. I thought it was impossible.

However, some of the greatest speeches I heard in Toastmasters were from Table Topics. They were even better than a lot of the planned speeches.

Less time allows you to write more with the subconscious mind.

You impress the most when you are not trying to impress. 'Hmm... I've noticed this too. Any idea why?'

Yes. Allow me to logically break down the initial tweet.

You'll learn how to play the social game correctly

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If the mind doesn't have problems to solve, it creates problems to dwell on When you run away from problems, problems find you.

And not the good kind.

'There are good kinds of problems?'

Absolutely...

Mind Gym:

Non fiction to work out your left brain.

Fiction to work out your right brain.

Meditation to exercise awareness.

Visualization to sharpen imagination.

Writing to slow down your thoughts.

Focus for strength training.

Reframing thoughts for reps. Let's break each of them down

A mind that remains in rest goes backward

A mind that is taken the gym, gets stronger

Build an iron mind...
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Brainwashing happens GRADUALLY.

Which is why it's difficult to spot.

Narratives gets subtly reinforced.

Over & over again...

At first, you don't make much of it.

But overtime?

You have altered beliefs.

Be very alert.

All content is not good content. A lot are sinister. Good content makes good people great

Bad content makes good people resent the great

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When there is nothing to do, the body defaults to feeling tired.

When challenges are presented, the body defaults to feeling energized.

If you always feel tired, it's not always because you're doing too much.

It may be because you're not doing enough. A mind with nothing to do dwells

A body with nothing to do feels sleepy...

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Communication skills are not only a way to build influence with others.

It's a way to build influence with yourself. 'I thought communication only meant how I dealt with others?'

Then you thought wrong, my friend...

In school, memorization is rewarded.

In the real world, understanding is. Understanding leads to memorization of the right things

Memorization does not always lead to an understanding of the right things.

Mentality HACK:

View boring tasks as 'focus sharpeners'

-doing the dishes
-folding laundry
-cleaning your room

Exercising your focus in one area of your life spills over to other parts

While everyone is doing these tasks with negativity, you're doing it to level up your mind With the right lens, anything becomes an opportunity to build focus

The ability to stay in the present

Life lesson:

Don't tell people more than they need to know. There are 2 sides to this tweet

1. Not rambling
2. Knowing how to keep things lowkey

The secret to creativity is a lack of planning. That's not to say discipline is lacking.

'But a lacking of planning means a lack of discipline, no?'

Not quite..

Maintain discipline

Be unpredictable with content

Social Law:

1. Keep your friend circle small. This allows for stronger bonds & fewer snakes.

2. Keep your acquaintance circle large. This allows for more versatility & networking opportunities. 'Seems like the law is backwards?'

Nope.

It's in the correct way

Mistaking it as being backwards will cause a lot of tension...

Self-education is different from education.

1. Education is when you learn something because you have to.

2. Self-education is when you learn because you want to. In a world where people educate, self educate

That's how you stick out

You don't kill the ego.

You tame the ego.

If you try killing the ego, then you get a 'nice guy.'

If you try taming the ego, you get social & emotional intelligence. 'I think I get what you're saying. But I don't think 100% get it.'

Which part?

'Actually, I don't get it at all.'

ok, lets start with the basics

Build a life where you get paid for your curiosities 'This sounds cool & all bro. But that's just flat out impossible!'

Why do you say that?

'Uh...'

Its bc you're carrying Industrial age belief systems into the information age 👀👇

One of the reasons you feel lonely is because you over analyze who you don't have & undermine the people who stay by your side Loneliness is a rite of passage towards confidence.

A walk that we must all make at one point in our life...👇

Toxic people rarely just leave & that's it

They try to come back, masked in a sweeter form 'Why do I get bitten by the same snakes so many times?'

Because you don't know about the dance...👇

'I'm ugly, any tips?'

How are you ugly?

'Uh...i'm short and my face looks like sasquatch.'

You're focusing a lot on what you can't control.

Focus on what you can.

Lift weights, dress nice & fix your personality.

Remember, handsome is physical.

Attractive is behavioral 'So ugliness can be fixed?'

It's not a game of fixing..

It's a game of playing with variables.

Sort of like math 👀👇

HACKS to Never Run out of Content:

☆Talk about what you've been thru rather than what's hot right now

☆Create content for your younger self rather than a market

☆Lead with emotions, edit with logic

☆Act like you're the only person In the universe, then create If you struggle with content creation, then these 4 stars will fix your issue.

'Even if I'm overly logical?'

Yes.

Critical thinking boils down to 4 variables:

1. Data points (experience)
2. Ability to control emotions
3. Ability to connect patterns
4. Ongoing information acquisition (curiosity)

When one or more variables are off, judgment is disrupted In the age of Information, Its not information that is key.

'Then what is?'

Critical thinking

Filler words are bad when you overuse them.

☆Um, uh, like, so etc.

But if you use em every now & then, they can increase your likeability.

Pratfall effect: humans relate to humans with flaws.

Just don't overdo it 'I use a lot of filler words bro. Non stop. Any tips to fix it?'

Yep, I'll give you 2 fixes

But before I do...👀👇