This article  at Forbes.com  nails it on the head- “10 reasons why we struggle w/ creativity”. I especially love #9: It’s easier to get numb!

This article is very worth the TIME and so is the John Cleese video on creativity they add at the end (I’ll add it too)…

What John  Cleese says about creativity :

We get our ideas from our unconscious mind. So how can we create a mood that enables creativity to thrive?

TWO KEYS TO INVITE CREATIVITY:

1. Create boundaries of space to avoid interruption.

2. Create boundaries of time: give a start and stop time to create this oasis of space.

Now watch the video below and goobe on John Cleese like I did. Full length video is at the end down there.

This is also a great article from www.fastocreate.com about John Cleese and creatvity.

Here’s an excerpt from the article “10 reasons why we struggle w/ creativity”.

 
Here’s the full length speech by John Cleese. So worth the time and very funny…