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Steve Jobs - Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Dot com Welcome to the Daily Quote, a podcast designed to
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  kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm your host Andrew McGivern for September 14th.
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  Today is National Live Creative Day, a wonderful reminder that
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  creativity isn't just for artists, writers or musicians.
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  It's a vital part of being human.
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  This holiday encourages us all to tap into our creative
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  potential, whether that means picking up that paintbrush,
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  trying a new recipe, rearranging our living space, or simply
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  approaching an everyday problem with fresh eyes.
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  Creativity isn't about producing masterpieces or being good at
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  traditional art forms. It's about the willingness to
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  experiment, to play, to see possibilities where others see
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  limitations. It's about that spark of
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  innovation that happens when we give ourselves permission to
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  think differently, to combine things in new ways, or to
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  express ourselves authentically. National Live Creative Day
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  reminds us that creativity is like a muscle.
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  The more we use it, the stronger it becomes.
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  And the beautiful thing about creativity is that it enriches
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  not just our own lives, the lives of everyone around us.
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  Today's quote comes from Steve Jobs, the Co founder of Apple
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  who once said creativity is just connecting things.
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  When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a
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  little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just
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  saw something. Steve Jobs understood that
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  creativity isn't about conjuring ideas from thin air.
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  It's about making connections between things that already
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  exist in new and meaningful ways.
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  This insight makes creativity much more accessible than we
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  often think. We don't need to be divinely
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  inspired. We just need to be observant and
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  willing to combine familiar elements in unfamiliar ways.
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  Think about some of the most creative breakthroughs you know.
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  The iPhone wasn't invented from nothing connected to phone, an
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  iPod, and the Internet in a way that transformed all three.
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  Great cooking often comes from combining unexpected flavors.
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  Innovative solutions at work frequently emerge when someone
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  connects ideas from different departments or industries.
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  National Live Creative Day celebrates exactly this kind of
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  creative thinking. It's not about having a rare
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  artistic gift, It's about developing the habit of noticing
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  connections that others might miss.
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  When we pay attention to the world around us, collecting
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  interesting ideas and remain open to unexpected combinations,
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  we're already practicing creativity.
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  Jobs also mentioned that creative people sometimes feel
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  guilty because their innovations seem almost too easy.
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  They just saw something that was already there, waiting to be
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  connected to something else. This is beautiful because it
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  means creativity is available to all of us.
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  We don't need special training or rare talent.
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  We just need to cultivate the ability to see relationships and
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  possibilities. That's the kind of creativity
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  Steve Jobs was talking about. Practical, accessible, and
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  available to anyone willing to notice connections.
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  There's something democratizing about Jobs view of creativity.
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  It removes the mystique and makes creative thinking feel
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  achievable for everyone. When we realize that creativity
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  is mostly about noticing and connecting, we can approach it
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  with confidence rather than intimidation.
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  So today, as we celebrate National Live Creative Day,
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  let's embrace Steve Jobs insight about creativity as connection.
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  Start paying attention to interesting ideas, experiences,
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  and observations from different areas of your life.
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  Keep a mental or actual collection of things that
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  intrigue you. Then give yourself permission to
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  play with combinations. What happens when you connect
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  your hobby with your work? Your travel experiences with the
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  problem you're trying to solve? Your favorite recipe with an
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  unexpected ingredient. Remember, you don't need to
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  invent something entirely new. You just need to see connections
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  that create value, solve problems, or bring joy.
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  The most creative thing you can do today might feel surprisingly
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  simple because creativity often is.
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  That's going to do it for today. I'm Anna McGivern, signing off
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  for now, but I'll be Bach tomorrow.
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  Same pod time, same pod station with another daily quote.