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8. Go to your limits! Increase your mind's endurance (A), its maximum computational capacity (B), its flexibility (C), and its creativity (D)! Do A until your mind is tired. Multiply 32x981 in your head until you get it (B). Argue for a position that you disagree with (C).
But, D! How do we become more creative? What is creativity? Sometimes it's noticing a synergy, or applying a concept in one field to another where it is not typically applied. How do we channel that?
9. Take public points of view and then seek out criticism. That's exactly what I'm doing right now. Hopefully people will read this and give me thoughtful criticism, correct what I'm wrong about and what I'm neglecting to mention. It's okay to be wrong publicly.
10. Make an effort to retain the information/wisdom you've learned. Some techniques: the feynman method, the spacing effect, watch=>do=>teach (from medical school), memory palace...others?
11. Make a strong effort to identify root causes and "first principles". I've noticed you can really learn interesting things you never would've thought of by using the 5 why's technique. For example, like a child, ask why something is, then ask why that is, and keep going!
[false alarm, not spent] 12. Experiment. Try innovative and novel methods. Most will fail, but occasionally you'll hit upon some gold and that will really accelerate your learning.
13. Go outside your area of expertise or the typical places. Immerse yourself in a new culture. Not only will this change your perspective, but you may learn something that people around you do not because it's not in the canon of your culture/industry.
If you can learn something that people with whom you compete have not, it's enormously valuable.
14. Can you copy something before you understand it to understand it later? Just a thought I had...
Good stuff, though I'm unsure about #3 at present.https://twitter.com/obstaclecap/status/1122167514992001024 …
This is a superstition of mine not a proven theory. I think creativity comes from a lot of random impulses (breadth first search, vs rigors/skepticism depth first search). Expose yourself to sensory stimulus, weird little bars/cities/lush nature/alt music.
Some things I've noticed: 1. Helps to have less sleep 2. Helps to have just done something like a run which increases your dopamine 3. Creativity is noticing, not necessarily solving. Anytime you say to yourself "hey, that's weird" or "Whoa" dig deeper
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