Its all about the remix!

The Genealogy of Ideas

In order to fight mental block you need to at least know how your brain works and where ideas come from.

Well, the best description I have heard is that you are basically a mashup of everything you have ever experienced.

Now there are always two sides to a pancake.

The first, which might screw us over a bit, is genetics.

You have a little bit of your mom and a little bit of your dad. If you are sitting there thinking that your parents are about as creative as a jar of peanut butter and that your idea of being an artist is out the door, relax.

 There is some good news. The other side of the pancake.

Although we cannot change our genetics, we can choose how to influence and stimulate it.

So be careful.

Be careful what you read, what you listen to and what you watch. It will become you and eventually become your work.

 It’s simple, if you want to produce good work, make your surroundings great.

We are constantly influenced by sources outside of our idea of being creative.

So if you are experiencing mental block you have to routes to go:

1. Blame your parents (we kids just lurve to do that)

2. Improve what you surround yourself with. (If you have mental block, it’s obviously bad, chuck it and find something better)