Accidental Creative

AC #143: Rails

It takes intentionality to engage with creative projects on our own time - they don’t just make themselves. In this episode, we talk about some disciplines that can help us creatively engage and get moving on our “pet” projects.

• 7 Word Bio
• Paper vs. Electronic Planning
• AC Groups
• iPhone Apps for Creatives
• AC #132: Seth Godin on 'Tribes'
• A {Manifesto} for AC?
• Ridiculous
• Creating In A Negative Environment
• The Pursuit of Joy
• Sean's Wallet

• Steve Livingston on 7 Word Bio: How about: “Helping turn great ideas into great businesses” - Steve Livingston
• John on Ridiculous: I don’t even know how I found this, but it’s wonderful.  I think I finally found my resolution…...
• Olivia on Ridiculous: I loved this post, Todd, and linked to it on my own blog, happyluau. What a perfect idea for 2009!
• Jan Delmas on 7 Word Bio: How hard is this? I like word challenges with the best of them and this one has seen me wandering around muttering to...
• Teresa Duffy on 7 Word Bio: Observing society and letting society observe herself.   
• Todd Henry on Setting Rails: @Sean, I love your cattle framework. I think that’s true…ideas will not follow themselves, we must enact...
• Sandy McMullen on 7 Word Bio: “Applying self knowledge tools to unleash creativity” - wowee - that was my 20 second attempt -...
• Tim on Setting Rails: Great article Todd. You had me from the first paragraph regarding the creative euphoria that can come with the birth of an...
• Sean on Setting Rails: Todd, Wow! I am glad to hear that other people have this same “creative overload” as well. My buddies in...
• Penina on Ridiculous: Hi Todd, Maybe I’m seeing nails because I so love my hammer, but I’d like to suggest this is also a...

• Thinking seriously about writing a Barry White-esque song for my Grind+Brew coffee maker:"After all these years, baby, it's still me and u." via Twitter @ 4:49 pm on 01/04
• Finishing the last episode of the HBO series John Adams. What an amazing piece of work. via Twitter @ 10:15 pm on 01/03
• Saw Doubt last night. Some of the best acting I've seen in a very, very long time. Highly recommended. via Twitter @ 10:17 am on
• 7am, at Panera in Easton Towne Centre, Columbus (OH), writing...writing..writing... oh... and writing. via Twitter @ 8:56 am on
• My top resolution for 2009: ask better questions. via Twitter @ 9:50 am on 01/01
• Thinking about how our response to rejection is more informing that the rejection itself. via Twitter @ 8:50 am on 12/31
• Ooh...someone PLEASE join the Accidental Creative facebook group. We have 666 members, and I don't want to camp out there for long... :) via Twitter @ 5:44 pm on 12/30
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