{"id":1201,"date":"2012-02-05T10:15:45","date_gmt":"2012-02-05T15:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2012-03-26T10:30:11","modified_gmt":"2012-03-26T14:30:11","slug":"patrick-ross-creativity-tweets-of-the-week-2212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/2012\/02\/patrick-ross-creativity-tweets-of-the-week-2212\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Ross&#8217; Creativity Tweets of the Week \u2013 2\/2\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"byline\">By\u00a0<a title=\"View all posts by Patrick Ross\" href=\"http:\/\/artistsroad.wordpress.com\/author\/artistsroad\/\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick Ross<\/a> | <a title=\"Patrick Ross on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/PatrickRwrites\" target=\"_blank\">@PatrickRwrites<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View all posts by Patrick Ross\" href=\"http:\/\/artistsroad.wordpress.com\/2012\/02\/02\/creativity-tweets-of-the-week-2212\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1216\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/2012\/02\/patrick-ross-creativity-tweets-of-the-week-2212\/the-artists-road-banner-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/The-Artists-Road-banner1.jpg?fit=610%2C118\" data-orig-size=\"610,118\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The-Artists-Road-banner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/The-Artists-Road-banner1.jpg?fit=300%2C58\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/The-Artists-Road-banner1.jpg?fit=584%2C113\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1216\" title=\"The Artist's Road\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/The-Artists-Road-banner1.jpg?resize=584%2C113\" alt=\"The Artist's Road\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/The-Artists-Road-banner1.jpg?w=610 610w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/The-Artists-Road-banner1.jpg?resize=300%2C58 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1552\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/PatrickRwrites\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1552\" data-attachment-id=\"1552\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/2012\/03\/patrick-ross-creativity-tweets-of-the-week-32312\/patrick-ross-2012\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Patrick-Ross-2012.jpg?fit=230%2C231\" data-orig-size=\"230,231\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Patrick Ross\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Patrick-Ross-2012.jpg?fit=230%2C231\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Patrick-Ross-2012.jpg?fit=230%2C231\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1552\" title=\"Patrick Ross\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Patrick-Ross-2012.jpg?resize=230%2C231\" alt=\"Patrick Ross\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrick Ross<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"introduction\"><span class=\"increase\">Your weekly treat has arrived early this week, as I\u2019m reserving Friday for another post. Below find a highlight of links I\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/PatrickRwrites\" target=\"_blank\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0on creativity and writing this week. Let me also invite any folks in the DC area who blog or are considering doing so to join me in a six-week workshop on blog writing I\u2019ll be conducting at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.writer.org\/page.aspx?pid=1120\" target=\"_blank\">The Writer\u2019s Center<\/a>\u00a0in Bethesda, Maryland. The course runs six weeks starting the evening of Tuesday, April 17th; more information to come!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearBoth\">\n<h3>CREATIVITY<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/ns.umich.edu\/new\/releases\/20188-got-creative-block-get-out-of-your-office-and-go-for-a-walk\" target=\"_blank\">Got Creative Block? Get out of your office and go for a walk<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0<em>Bernie DeGroat, U. of Michigan News Service<\/em>: You can follow this link to read the science behind the headline\u2019s command. Or you can just follow it. I\u2019ll be here when you get back.<\/li>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/creative-thinkering\/201201\/the-power-metaphors?\" target=\"_blank\">The Power of Metaphors<\/a>,\u201d<em>Michael Michalko, Psychology Today:\u00a0<\/em>They\u2019re not just for writers anymore.<\/li>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/tracking-wonder\/201201\/vision-mastery-no-goals-creatives-new-year\" target=\"_blank\">Vision + Mastery for No-Goals Creatives This Year<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0<em>Jeffrey Davis, Psychology Today:\u00a0<\/em>It\u2019s okay if you\u2019re not a New Year\u2019s resolutions type of creative. But do you have clearly defined goals? Do you have a path to reaching them?<\/li>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/stranglingmymuse.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/30\/are-you-creative-a-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\">Are You Creative? A Quiz<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0<em>Jill Badonsky, guest post on Strangling my Muse:\u00a0<\/em>I\u2019ll give you a hint: Jill thinks you are.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"quoteSirius\"><a title=\"View all posts by Patrick Ross\" href=\"http:\/\/artistsroad.wordpress.com\/2012\/02\/02\/creativity-tweets-of-the-week-2212\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more on &#8220;The Artist&#8217;s Road&#8221; . . .<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"quoteSirius\">Thanks, Patrick, for including Creative Flux in your Creativity Tweets!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/2012\/02\/patrick-ross-creativity-tweets-of-the-week-2212\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1201\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/2012\/02\/patrick-ross-creativity-tweets-of-the-week-2212\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/2012\/02\/patrick-ross-creativity-tweets-of-the-week-2212\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span>Tumblr<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1201\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/2012\/02\/patrick-ross-creativity-tweets-of-the-week-2212\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-1201\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/2012\/02\/patrick-ross-creativity-tweets-of-the-week-2212\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/2012\/02\/patrick-ross-creativity-tweets-of-the-week-2212\/?share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\"><span>Pocket<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-1201\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/2012\/02\/patrick-ross-creativity-tweets-of-the-week-2212\/?share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span>Google<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/2012\/02\/patrick-ross-creativity-tweets-of-the-week-2212\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-28846771-1201-6aa054ab5276b' data-src='\/\/widgets.wp.com\/likes\/#blog_id=28846771&amp;post_id=1201&amp;origin=www.siriuspress.com&amp;obj_id=28846771-1201-6aa054ab5276b' data-name='like-post-frame-28846771-1201-6aa054ab5276b'><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Like this:<\/h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"loading\">Loading...<\/span><\/div><span class='sd-text-color'><\/span><a class='sd-link-color'><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your weekly treat has arrived early this week, as I\u2019m reserving Friday for another post. 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