Banish Your Inner Critic - Cascade SF
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Denise R. Jacobs discusses the detrimental effects of the inner critic on creativity and offers techniques to overcome it. She highlights the importance of managing anxiety and reframing failure as a learning opportunity, encouraging individuals to focus on the creative process rather than perfectionism. Ultimately, the goal is to motivate and empower individuals to embrace their creativity and reject internal criticisms.
Banish Your Inner Critic - Cascade SF
- 1. Banish Your Inner Critic
- 2. Denise R. Jacobs UX Night /Cascade SF San Francisco, CA 26 August 2015
- 4. Want the slides? Go here: creativedo.se/cascadesf-ic
- 5. Photo by Derek Kearney Wait…What?!
- 8. I was going to be a writer! Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 9. Instead of creativity Photo from Flickr.com
- 11. The voices in my head were merciless http://www.flickr.com/photos/epsos/4887528060/
- 12. I totally freaked out
- 13. I shouldn't be writing this I misrepresented myself I don't know enough This should be someone else’s book I’m going to look stupid Everyone will see that I’m a fake What if it's not good enough? What if I'm not good enough? No…really!
- 16. Pushed myself to burn-out http://www.flickr.com/photos/44085287@N05/4052943367/
- 17. My internal critical voices http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeapalooza/553545517/
- 19. Physical evidence of fear http://www.flickr.com/photos/grumpyfeline/4626401443/
- 20. A different kind of fear Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 21. Internalized criticisms + fears https://www.flickr.com/photos/remoto/5313967682
- 22. = The Inner Critic https://www.flickr.com/photos/acerriteno/3484093889/
- 25. The enemy of creativity http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardwinchell/130344669/
- 29. Suppress generative impulses in the brain https://www.flickr.com/photos/birthintobeing/11841180046
- 31. How to ID your Inner Critic http://www.flickr.com/photos/lambdachialpha/203904103/
- 32. Listen for internal critical talk http://brenebrown.com/2014/04/08/daring-interview-series-meet-gavin-aung/
- 33. “OMG, I’m SO busy!”
- 34. “I should have done more by now…” http://www.flickr.com/photos/kharied/3315558702/
- 35. “They’ll find out I’m a fraud”
- 36. “I don’t know enough” http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Einstein_1921_by_F_Schmutzer.jpg
- 37. (You can be intimidated into this, btw)
- 40. You will only experience impostor syndrome when you are competent and skilled. (re-read this as many times as necessary.)
- 41. “It needs to be FLAWLESS” http://www.flickr.com/photos/diepuppenstubensammlerin/7648792510/
- 42. “I’ll do it tomorrow…” http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/
- 43. “Really, I’ll do it tomorrow.” http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/
- 44. “I will do it tomorrow!” http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/
- 45. Feed each other
- 46. Afflicts ALL of us! http://comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com/jimmy-fallon-the-unsinkable-legend-part-2 (@ 8:15)
- 47. “I don’t have what these people want to see – they want to see a funny guy! That’s not me.” - Jerry Seinfeld, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, episode https://www.flickr.com/photos/97477873@N00/13016287284/
- 49. You need brain management
- 50. “The goal is to manage anxiety so that our energies are used for the productive and satisfying art of creating…
- 51. …rather than the destructive and debilitating art of self- torture. “ - Clare Warmke, Idea Revolution
- 53. Banish the Inner Critic? https://www.flickr.com/photos/31505964@N08/4691019168/
- 55. Replace with “I choose/ I decide/ I will” https://www.flickr.com/photos/mstry-2525-gst/3312199285/
- 56. Say NO to Comparisons http://www.flickr.com/photos/suvodeb/2559017400/
- 57. (Btw, this your new mantra…) http://www.spunkysapphire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-1-e1406074730116.jpg
- 62. (My personal version) Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 63. Cop a Power Pose
- 64. “Our bodies change our minds, our minds change our behavior, and our behavior changes our outcomes.” - Amy Cuddy, Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are TED talk
- 67. “Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.” ― Anne Wilson Schaef
- 69. Perfectionists focus on the finished product… https://www.flickr.com/photos/phatcontroller/3667889959/
- 70. Rather than the process http://www.flickr.com/photos/spyndle/474122586/
- 71. “The Best” vs “The most” https://www.flickr.com/photos/villify/10871945326
- 74. “You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.” ― Dr. Maya Angelou
- 75. Decouple your performance from who you are https://www.flickr.com/photos/krissen/6824608878
- 77. “Fear is not real. It is a product of the thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.” - character of Cypher Raige (played by Will Smith), After Earth
- 78. Reframe and embrace failure http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielagama_fotografando/4029208908/
- 79. “Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” - Henry Ford
- 81. “Being right keeps us in place. Being wrong forces us to explore.” – Steven Johnson, Where Good Ideas Come From
- 82. Humble beginnings Twitter, circa 2006
- 83. Copy the #fail masters Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 84. http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/959864706/ Take steps, #FAIL; Go again!
- 86. Be bad/make it ugly https://www.flickr.com/photos/kpwerker/6051104684
- 89. The trick is not self-identifying… http://20px.com/blog/2013/09/06/a-field-guide-to-procrastinators/
- 90. Nor administering a dose of https://www.flickr.com/photos/116357579@N08/13178367583
- 93. Don’t do it, just get ready to Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 95. Time & Space Tricks http://www.flickr.com/photos/indraw/4857101224/
- 96. Eliminate distractions From “Shit Black Girls Say”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXDpfhehb6I
- 97. Ignore to focus
- 98. Tools RescueTime.com GetConcentrating.com HeyFocus.com Browser Extensions Firefox: LeechBlock Idderall Google Chrome: Strict Workflow StayFocusd Website Blocker Aids for digital blocking
- 100. Airplane/Do Not Disturb mode http://www.flickr.com/photos/pieterouwerkerk/699475144/
- 101. Make it a Sprint http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucamascaro/4975166968/
- 103. Remember this: Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 108. I wrote my first book! Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 111. “The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday—but never jam to-day.” “It MUST come sometimes to ‘jam to-day’,” Alice objected. “No, it can’t,” said the Queen. “It’s jam every OTHER day: to-day isn’t any OTHER day, you know.” — from Through the Looking Glass & What Alice Found There, by Lewis Carroll
- 112. “Jam” = Reward / Satisfaction https://www.flickr.com/photos/macati/2180421766
- 113. YOU NEVER GET JAM http://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/alicepic/through-the-looking-glass/2book42.jpg
- 114. By sharing my experience Photo: Deloria Jacobs
- 115. Show you there is an alternative https://www.flickr.com/photos/buttersponge/4955768144
- 116. “The creative adult is the child who survived after the world tried killing them, making them ‘grown up’…. https://www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/9220121158/
- 117. …The creative adult is the child who survived the blandness of schooling, the unhelpful words of bad teachers, and the nay-saying ways of the world.” – Ursula K. L Guin https://www.flickr.com/photos/theburiedlife/2167001643/
- 118. By understanding this truth
- 119. You’ll look at yourself differently https://www.flickr.com/photos/edenpictures/3460562429
- 120. Your imperfect, amazing ideas http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcymet/3564484236/
- 122. The End Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 123. Get the slides! creativedo.se/cascadesf-ic
- 124. My upcoming book! Banish Your Inner Critic DeniseJacobs.com/InnerCritic 26 Effective Techniques for Unleashing Productive Creativity
- 125. Please take the Creative Blocks Survey Creativedo.se/creative-blocks-survey
- 126. THE CREATIVE DOSE A Creativity + Innovation Collective Work Better. Create More. Create Betterness. Creative Thinking & Problem-solving Applying an Innovation Mindset Creative Collaboration Team Communication & Cohesion TheCreativeDose.com @thecreativedose
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