What will people think? There is strong social pressure to conform and to be ordinary and not creative.

Here are some overheard examples:

Creative Person: "I like to put water in my orange juice so it's less sweet."
Ordinary Person: "You're weird, you know?"

Ordinary Person: "What are you doing?"
Creative Person: "We're painting our mailbox."
Ordinary Person: "You're crazy."

Creative Person: "Why don't we add a little garlic?"
Ordinary Person: "Because the recipe doesn't call for garlic."

Ordinary Person: "Why are you going this way? It's longer."
Creative Person: "Because I like the drive."
Ordinary Person: "Did anyone ever tell you you're strange?"

Today I saw an interesting Twitter post from my amigo Daniel Rosas regarding creative thinking. I've long accepted that I'm not wired like the person next door and that "normal" people don't burn to create works of art. This is a great read.

(Read entire article here)

Above: Guardian taping "House Of Guardian" on 02/21/09

Photo: Christian Rowe

Since I'm in linking mode, allow me to plug David Bach's latest blog highlighting "House Of Guardian"

(Click here to read David's entry)

Hope you have a fantastic week!

- jamie

¶ 2/24/2009