John Cleese speaking on Creativity Photo by Luc Van Braekel
“We don’t know where we get out ideas from. We do know we do not get them from our laptops.” – John Cleese
Most people who work at home so some sort of creative work. Whether you are a free-lancer or a home-based entrepreneur you are problem-solving and thinking outside the box at least part of the time – that requires creative thinking.
On a recent blog post by Presentation Zen guru Garr Reynolds, I found this great 10 minute video of John Cleese talking about Creativity. Garr Reynolds says you have to “get off the grid” to plan and create any audience-worthy presentation. John Cleese tells us that interruptions and distractions can disrupt or even destroy your ability to think creativity or originally with any depth: you need to create boundaries of Space and Time.
Create Boundaries of Space by eliminating all distractions, especially electronic distractions.
- Turn off your computer
- Turn off your phone.
- Leave your office, if need be, and sit in your back yard or a local park.
Create Boundaries of Time by setting up a start time and an end time for this un-interrupted focused work, and stick to it. When your time is over, then you can check your phone and your computer
To view the video clip on Garr’s blog site: click on the link below and then scroll down a bit to the video link.
If you would like to learn more about handling distractions in the home office, you can buy my book The Smarter Home Office on Amazon.http://www.Amazon.com/dp/0984404503
