Creativity Comes from Curiosity

Chances are you are curious about something on almost a daily basis. I want to encourage you to embrace that curiosity, and take the risk of getting lost in Neverland so you can see how far the rabbit hole goes. Set aside 20% of each day or week to be an explorer of the unknown.

I recently started to draw. I’m no Picasso, and most of you might not hang my sketches on your refrigerator. But a series of ideas connected because of my drawing and I had a major breakthrough.

The Only Goal is to Learn

If you go into this with the hopes that you’ll come out with a billion dollar idea, you’re doing it for the all the wrong reasons. The objective of the 20% time rule is simply to learn and grow, nothing more. But chances are your curiosity will actually have an impact on your business.

Wasting Time is Underrated

When I say wasting time I don’t mean, spending all day on Facebook or Twitter. I mean wasting time on something that is creative, like drawing, designing, or taking photos. If you feel guilty about this 20% time you’ll defeat the purpose. Let this time be completely guilt free. I promise your business and your life won’t fall apart if you do this.

Getting Started

Figure out something you want to learn

Ideally it has NOTHING to do with your business

Use Josh Kaufmanns Framework for Accelerated Learning

Spend 20% of your time working on it.

If you need some ideas, call up a friend who is a kindergarten teacher and ask her what she assigned her students. Do those assignments.