Here's a creativity brain puzzler: Is it better to break new ground or to keep polishing the same act until it gleams? It depends, to a degree, on for whom you create in the first place. Also: Jackie Chan, treading water, private eyes, the changeup pitch, Eurovision, litigation, the verdict of history, singularity, space shoes, The Shipping Forecast and quite a bit, actually, about the eternal villainy of The Beach Boys' Mike Love.
This week we're looking at one of the hardest decisions a creator can make: When is it time to admit an idea isn't panning...
There's a misconception that creativity means coming up with ideas. But ideas are one thing, results are another, and the distance between them can...
This week we're looking at a part of the job that comes hard for many creative people -- self-promotion. Is there a way to...