Barefoot DoctorSep 12, 20206 minThe power of creative flow and how to make it happenIt’s certainly an experience worth orchestrating, I can attest from personal experience seeing as my whole life revolves round it, but...
Barefoot DoctorSep 11, 20201 minOpening/widening the creative flowThe ancient Taoists laid great store in developing and honing creativity and developed many techniques for opening and widening the...
Barefoot DoctorSep 11, 20201 minWealth and creativityWealth is a fascinating subject, one that rivets us all, but perhaps the aspect that fascinates me most is creativity. I know enough...
Barefoot DoctorSep 10, 20201 minPlay it lightlyTake the game seriously but play it lightly. This game of daily life is serious – it’s ultimately a matter of life and death. Treat it...
Barefoot DoctorSep 9, 20202 minMiracle-taskingRather than multi-tasking, I use miracle-tasking to accomplish implausible amounts each day without much effort, simply by relaxing into...
Barefoot DoctorSep 9, 20201 minVisualization exercise for rewards to come soonVisualize yourself having braved out the self-doubt bout, now standing on the other side of all apparent hurdles, having somehow,...
Barefoot DoctorSep 9, 20201 minRewards soon comingWhen you’re an artist and you’ve been working long and hard on a project, you’ll reach a moment when it all feels too much, the rewards...
Barefoot DoctorSep 9, 20203 minThe Internal Slave-DriverI find the internal slave-driver a fascinating topic. This sense we each have of a pace that must be kept up with, a sense of a tempo of...
Barefoot DoctorSep 9, 20201 minCreative expression expediting exerciseCreative thought is information coming through from a higher frequency and is, according to the Taoists, received via the crown of the...
Barefoot DoctorSep 9, 20201 minExpressing the creative thrust of the Great ArtistBehind the disguise of the butcher, baker and candlestick maker, is an artist, shaping their life as an evolving living art installation....
Barefoot DoctorSep 7, 20202 minOrdering Mental And Physical Chi To Remain In Command Of The Details TodayHsing I, possibly the deadliest, at least overtly so, of all the Taoist martial arts, means literally (very roughly translated),...
Barefoot DoctorSep 7, 20201 minDoing Nothing To Achieve Something And Other Taoist TricksI don't often approach writing a piece with a topic in mind. I tend to allow the blank space to reveal its hidden jewel and then just...
Barefoot DoctorSep 7, 20202 minBrilliant Exercise For Increasing CreativityCreativity is normally considered to be an active pursuit: creating something out of nothing. However contrary to appearances, the...
Barefoot DoctorSep 4, 20202 minIncreasing Your Creative FlowAccelerating the creative process can be achieved by doing something that at first seems to have nothing to do with creativity at all....