3,413 Resources for Inspiring Creative & Intelligent People - The King of All Lists

Creativity comes in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Whether we need a quick inspirational pick-me-up to jump-start our writing, a change in our visual surroundings to motivate brush strokes, a funny anecdote to enhance that speech we’ve been stressing over, or just a moment to smile, laugh, cry, or vent - it’s the inspiration we owe it all to.

I’ve taken the time to create the mother of all lists in order to pay homage to that force that entwines all of our lives. I hope you enjoy it.

1. How to Write Sexy Content that Satisfies
   “If you want to be that confident writer who satisfies readers so that they beg for more, look no further than…”
2. deviantART
   Where ART meets application!
3. Gorilla Marketing: What You Need To Know
   “In some sneaky, dirty circles, people misspell words in their websites to take advantage of search engine traffic from people who can’t spell…”
4. Creativity
   “99% of the time, in my experience, the hard part about creativity isn’t coming up with something no one has ever thought of before…”
5. Problogging Tip: The Need for a Creative Environment
   “It’s all about finding your flow. It’s about getting in the zone.”
6. Become A Creative Super Genius
   David Wahl - A Daily Guide To Creativity And New Ideas
7. The 7 Secrets of Viral Content
   “Viral content, like a type of flu we might want to catch, spreads from person to person because it’s remarkable and, by its nature, asks to be talked about.”
8. 110+ Resources For Creative Minds
   Tips, tutorials, exercises and inspiration from the fields of visual art, writing, photography, blogging, design and invention from Skellie.
9. Four Reasons Why the Entertainment Niche is Great for Making Money
   “Visitors arrive at your website to get something out of it and their preoccupations can be divided into emotional and rational interests…”
10. Stencil Revolution
    Collectively reconstructing the urban canvas.
11. 100 Blog Topics I Hope YOU Write
    “People often ask me how I come up with things to blog about, and I find the question strange, because my problem is the opposite.”
12. 9 Ways of Cultivating Creativity
    “I believe that Creativity and Spirituality are interconnected. By spirituality, I don’t mean religion, I’m referring to the human spirit, our Source, that place in us that feels connected to Life.”
13. How To Meet Deadlines And Boost Performance
    “Although some people think that deadlines kill creativity and hamper productivity, they can really help you streamline your energies and focus on the work at hand, especially when you work as a freelancer and have multiple projects to handle.”
14. Banksy
    Robert “Banksy” Banks is a well-known pseudo-anonymous English graffiti artist.
15. Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?
    “Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it.”
16. WebUrbanist
    Urban design, culture, travel, architecture and alternative art.
17. The Secret to Creativity
    “The biggest misconception about creativity is that it involves a moment of magical creation when the incredible appears out of thin air. The truth is less romantic. Everything comes from somewhere.”
18. Flickr
    “Flickr labs have been hard at work creating a way to show you some of the most awesome photos on Flickr.”
19. PostSecret
    Secrets from around the world told by postcard.
20. Neatorama
    Neat things from around the web.
21. Smashing Magazine
    “We smash you with the information that will make your life easier. Really”
22. How to be creative
    “So you want to be more creative, in art, in business, whatever. Here are some tips that have worked for me over the years…”
23. How to be creative (latest version)
    “‘Creative’ is one of those annoying words that means little, simply because it means so many different things to different people. I make no claim to have a better definition of ‘creative’ than anyone else…”
24. Moleskine Project
    Just Doodle It!
25. Found Magazine
    “We collect found stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids’ homework, to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, doodles– anything that gives a glimpse into someone else’s life. Anything goes.”
26. cre.ations.net
    “Here you can publish anything you’ve created and show it off to the world! Whether it’s art, technology, software, or even just a clever way to turn off the lights from your bed, your creation has a place here.”
27. How to Write Remarkably Creative Content
    “Creativity is vitally important to crafting effective copy and content. But mention the word ‘creative’ around direct response copywriters, and their blood will begin to boil.”
28. An Interview with Ze Frank
    “Self-awareness is one of the big keys. If you read a lot of the psychology literature on creativity, one of the only real, solid correlations with being able to shift your creative output is the belief that you can change it.”
29. Six Tips for More Creative Blogging
    “Creative lapses are one of the biggest blog killers out there. Every blogger spends time staring at a blank screen searching for inspiration at some point…”
30. Start Video Blogging in Five Easy Steps
    “Video blogging is growing in popularity as the tools for it become easier to use and less expensive…”
31. How to Travel the World with 10 Pounds or Less (Plus: How to Negotiate Convertibles and Luxury Treehouses)
    “Hauling a five-piece Samsonite set around the planet is hell on earth…”
32. Get Off Your Butt: 16 Ways to Get Motivated When You’re in a Slump
    “Even the most motivated of us — you, me, Tony Robbins — can feel unmotivated at times. In fact, sometimes we get into such a slump that even thinking about making positive changes seems too difficult.”
33. StrongLifts
    Build Muscle & Lose Fat through Strength Training.
34. The Simple Dollar
    Financial talk for the rest of us.
35. Overcoming Information Addiction
    “On the information black market, my drug of choice goes by the name of email. The good stuff is laced with social media and RSS…”
36. i guess i’m floating
    Use music to fuel your creative soul.
37. The Thinking Blog
    “A stream of consciousness intended to be succinct and thought provoking. A cornucopia of eclectic topics aiming to examine a range of exciting ideas, inspirational technologies and cultural curiosities…”
38. Boing Boing
    A directory of wonderful things.
39. Put Things Off
    The laid-back productivity blog.
40. fluffy Lychees
    Sometimes we have to be really inspired to be creative. ;o)

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