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In this issue: the law of incubation, simplicity, maximizing vs optimizing, and your options when things don't go as planned
PJ Milani
January 02, 2024
š¤ INTERESTING
If you want to be more creative, give your ideas time to hatch.
A common mistake I see my students make is giving up too soon.
Try this next time youāre stuck:
go for a walk in silence
take a coffee break
let your subconscious bake your ideas!
This is the Law of Incubation.
Inspired by Joey Cofone's book: Laws of Creativity.
š DESIGN
Clear, Not Clever
When designing a visual metaphor, one of the most important elements to nail down is the labels you use.
Labels are words, arrows, even punctuation that communicate what the metaphor is.
And the key to using effective labels is clarity. Clarity is step 1 of my 3-Step framework to making a visual.
Whatās critical to rememberāclarity is about removing as much friction as possible between you and your audience to get your message across.
(And that means you canāt hide behind fancy words if your message is unclear to begin with)
When you write in a fancy way to impress people, you make them do extra work just so you can seem cool
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š® ENCHANTING
Maximizing your day vs Optimizing your day
(this is coffee by the way š ā I didnāt realize how the holiday season might make this look like hot chocolateā¦but then againā¦maybe it still worksā¦what do you think?)
š§ ANALOGY
āBe big enough to admit mistakes,
smart enough to profit from them,
strong enough to correct them.ā
-John C. Maxwell
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