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I first found the Oblique Strategies decks, which are sets of cards with featuring cryptic phrases you can use to stimulate creativity, through an old edition of Questionable Content, and I fell immediately in love. I pull up the random Strategy generatoroccasionally whenever I need to change up what I’m doing creatively. Here’s a sample of my favorites:
Honor the error as a hidden intention.
Turn it upside down.
Are there sections? Consider transitions.
Try faking it.
Faced with a choice, do both.
What’s the simplest solution?
Go to an extreme; come partway back.
Question the heroic approach.
Always give yourself credit for having more than personality.
Change ambiguities to specifics.
Make a blank valuable by putting it in an exquisite frame.
Do something sudden, destructive, and unpredictable.
Enjoy, people! What’s been inspiring you this weekend?
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