If you read Copyblogger for any length of time, you’ll notice a theme that comes up again and again — the balance of creative “arty stuff” with pragmatic productivity.
Creativity makes our content worth reading. Strategic implementation gets us where we want to go. Each depends on the other.
On Monday, Stefanie Flaxman talked about cultivating a Pomeranian state of mind to expand your creativity. (Read the post to find out why you actually do want to do this.)
And on Tuesday, she outlined a plan to use that Pomeranian creativity to actually make something that other people want to read, watch, or listen to.
Finally, on Wednesday, our editorial team sent me their favorite writing books — a healthy mix of the arty, the crafty, and the strategic.
Over on the Copyblogger FM podcast, I shared two resources that have seriously impressed me — one on the science of learning (this is great if you’re improving your skills, but it will also be incredibly useful for course creators) and one on creative focus (hello shiny).
Want to make great leaps in your writing this summer? Get your Inner Pomeranian going, pick up some of the books on the reading list, sharpen that focus just a bit, and decide on a project to implement with Stefanie’s plan. By September, you’ll be amazed at how far you’ve come.
That’s it for this week — have a great weekend, and we’ll see you Monday. ๐
Chief Content Officer, Rainmaker Digital
Catch up on this week’s content
This Common Belief Could Be Blocking Your Creative Potential
by Stefanie Flaxman
A Simple Plan for Managing and Completing a Content Project
by Stefanie Flaxman
Your Summer Reading List from the Copyblogger Editorial Team
by Sonia Simone
Two Powerful Resources for Life-Changing Growth
by Sonia Simone
How Merriam-Webster Lexicographer and Author Kory Stamper Writes: Part One
by Kelton Reid
8 Ways Startups Can Make Money with an Online Audience
by Brian Clark
Reader Comments (5)
Ryan Biddulph says
Hi Sonia,
Such a big fan of that Pomeranian. Both the breed and creativity thingee ๐ I just hit #2 on Quora for writers ranked in the blogging category. Finding a practical outlet for my creativity – through many short answers and a few long answers too – helped me be productive on the platform. You need that sweet creative juice thing flowing, then channel it to produce through various channels.
I write 2-5 guest posts daily, read and comment on a high volume of blogs and publish a few posts on BFP too. How? My Inner Pomeranian does it. I just follow her commands.
Thanks for sharing ๐
Ryan
Shantanu Sinha says
Hello Sonia,
Good stuff here ๐
Yeah I have gone through Stephanie’s Pomeranian, something interesting to crave out plenty of things.
Stephanie define her niche very well and spread the light by her writing.
Creativity is the backbone of our success, it matters how we are different than the rest and how we redefine our selves.
Thanks for the share
Shantanu.
shivani garg says
I am a perfectionist and a procrastinator sometimes. A bad combination for creativity as well as productivity.
Olka says
Hello Sonia,
I’m happy to inform you that this post is included in the recent part of TimeCamp’s weekly Productivity Articles roundup!
Thank you for sharing these wonderful warehouse productivity tips.
Please find this episode here: https://www.timecamp.com/blog/index.php/2017/06/productivity-articles-25617/
Olka Rybacka, SM Manager at TimeCamp
Steven Jude says
I have been working on improving my Pomeranian state of mind. I truly believe this would help me to be more productive.
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