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Relying on AI correlates with diminished decision-making abilities.
Our brains aren’t designed to outsource thinking. It’s crucial to re-engage with activities that challenge us intellectually.
Are you mindful of this in your AI use?
Every annotation is a spark you’ve chosen to keep. Take some time to review old annotations and see what inspires you.
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Indexing a creative notebook might sound excessive. But it saves hours. What small system makes a big difference in your process?
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If the prompts are not inspiring you, look to the people.
Obits are full of them: real, complex, flawed, brilliant.
Who's life story will inspire you?
https://odemap.substack.com/p/sources-of-creativity-obituaries
Small wins scale fast.
Six pomodoros = a day well spent.
How would you measure progress if it wasn't just by output?
Publishing a book can feel like shouting into the void. Jonathan Stanley’s experience shows that without readers, books can remain invisible.
How do you make sure your voice gets heard?
Creative prompts don’t always yield comfortable results. What do you do when a prompt opens something difficult?
Poetic form isn’t about tradition. It’s about finding the right container for the feeling.
Constraints aren’t always a cage. The clerihew’s strict AABB rhyme scheme paired with flexible line length gave a perfect playground for quick, playful poetry. How do constraints fuel your creativity rather than block it?
https://odemap.substack.com/p/outliers-strays-and-sudden-clerihews
Reading retreats aren't just vacations for book lovers. They're creative ecosystems where the act of reading replenishes imagination.
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Boredom allows ordinary life to become extraordinary, by creating space for meaning to grow.
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Writing with metre is like writing with music in your head.
Rhythm can create a mood before the words do.
Unfamiliar environments spark ideas.
Cardiff City Hall, ornate and echoing, gave me a poem when I least expected it.
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Songs outlive their singers. Poems outlive their poets.
Together, they build the creative lineage we inherit.
Here's my version of 'Paranoid': https://odemap.substack.com/p/paranoid-a-tribute-to-ozzy-osbourne?r=1k24z
Feeling stuck? Try recasting your subject: turn your topic into a person, an object, or a character. E.g. write anxiety as an unreliable narrator or hope as a struggling houseplant.
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Tip: To focus your creative energy, try construct-based prompts like acrostics or rhyme schemes. They can challenge and guide your writing in exciting directions.
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Poetry can evolve in surprising ways. What started as a fun acrostic inspired by the song "Salute" by Little Mix ended up as a political satire.
Read more in The Ode Map: https://odemap.substack.com/p/salute-from-pip-to-poem
Social media can be a source of curated randomness. Prompt challenges and creative exercises can break your routine and introduce innovation. Have you tried leveraging prompts from social media?
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