creativity: the link and the place that reveals the link

Movies Just like magazines and blog posts, movies need to be compelling and the best ones almost always center around a gripping story. Everyone’s tastes are different, but I’ve found films such as Rudy, The Pursuit of Happyness, or my personal favorite, Finding Forrester, to be incredibly helpful in helping me break through that creativity barrier. You may not like any of the movies I just listed but I’m willing to bet there’s a movie out there that somehow inspires you. Maybe it’s the story of a person overcoming all the odds, or perhaps its a movie that reminds you why you love the topic you blog about. Whatever the case, the point is it’s a movie that inspires you that is exactly what we’re after.

Here are a couple of practical notes for you if you decide to use movies as your source of inspiration. In the DVD age most movies include the trailers or previews that the studio put out to promote the movie you’re watching. These are basically the attention grabbing scenes and are the movie equivalent of a headline or title and I’ve found they can be very helpful. Also, once the inspiration for a post hits you, pause the movie and go write. Don’t wait until the movie is over, get writing right away. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve had a great idea for a post half way through the movie, only to forget it by the time I sat down to write it after the movie ended.

http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/5-inspiration-hacks-for-creative-people