Breaking out of Rut Flashcards
Name 4 ways of breaking out of a rut?
- Solve a problem with tools in hand but there must be restrictions in place like time, budget, money, etc. to break a rut
- Because we are such an output or ‘give’ mode we fall into a rut easily. Therefore, you do something inspirational or educational like read a book, watch movie or listen to music.
- You think better when your hands are busy. Fill workspace with hands on materials like legos, pipe cleaners, paper cups, fimo, just whatever manifest happens
- Doodling is hand mind connection
What can you do when you are in a MEDIUM rut?
- Become a student again
- Fringe classes for creative growth
- Get lost in a creative project
- Travel
- Improvise
- Get a posse
- Tap the crowd
What can I do when I am in a LARGE rut?
- Get moving
- Unplug from devices
- Restructure time to create or prioritize it
- Do something difficult that immerse yourself
- Write a book
- Build a website with unique fullfillments
- Do something that teaches perseverance and persistence
- Take creative vacation or retreat
- Find a mentor or wisdom bearer
What can you do when you are in a NEW rut?
Solve something new, flip new page, get handy or get out.
Be a game maker.
What is one thing you can do to share with others?
Create a blog on how you ‘bust your rut’ and share it with others
Name 3 actions you can take to break the rut
Recognize, identify and act
Identify what keeps us in a __________ environment
repetitive
The key to busting short term ruts is engaging in ______ _______ experience
short term
Mid term ruts require ________ is a combination of _____ steps with shorter goals. It requires _______ but not extensive life changes
Investigation
larger
planning
The long term ruts needs _____ and _______ to significant change. It require _______ plan, accountability and faith.
Resolutions
Commitment
Actionable
How can you become a pattern hunter?
You identify your routines and then you break them.
When you are in a rut you can solve something new. Using which two attributes?
Relevance
Novelty
How can you flip the page?
(Give examples of specific questions?)
- What kind of input are you currently engaged in?
- What are you feeding your creative monster?
- Pay attention to your input
- Seek what inspires you
- Actively engage in an input exercise
- New experiences to draw from
What is 1 example of how you can ‘get out’ to break out of a rut?
You can schedule a 10min walk esp. between 2 meetings
How can you be a game maker?
You create the environment for competition in context of creative endeavor. It turns everyday tasks into games.
For ex: logging hours to accurately track your hours
