The Answer to Creativity is by Going Backwards

     The world is getting more and more digital...and flatter. Flat phones, flat screen TVs, we're plugged in ALL THE TIME. With so much time being spent zoned out and constantly being stimulated with something there is hardly a need to do any of the thinking for ourselves. But if we don't think for ourselves, how will we get anywhere?

     I mean, this is just me thinking out loud here, but without having to do any of the thinking for one's own, where is the need for creativity? If there is no room for creativity, where are the keys for innovation going? Out the back door. We forgot about them yesterday in the sandbox.
     Even things that were originally designed to stimulate thought have gone digital. Guess what? You're not really as clear-minded as you thought, because you're plugged in just by using the computerized app of Stickies instead of spending the two bucks on a block of those peel and stick adhesive papers...what did we used to call those things? Oh yeah, Post-it Notes?

     Don't know what I'm talking about? You are stuck in trap of your own making, my friend.

     It sounds messed up (because it is), but if we are to keep this civilization alive and moving forward, really what needs to happen is we need to unwind and go backwards.
Pinterest is great and all, but is it really as satisfying as having that cork board on your wall congested with all your favorite magazine clippings of styles you want to try, inspirational quotes and people, and places you want to go, and dreams you want to achieve? No. Why? BECAUSE THAT STUFF ON YOUR PINTEREST BOARD ISN'T TANGIBLE! You can't reach through your screen and feel the crinkle of the pages you snipped or the sharp edge on that postcard. Besides, how inspirational can all that stuff be when you have to plug-in, charge, turn-on, and tap open your board just to look at it?

     No thanks. I'd rather pop my eyes open every morning and have my inspirational board be right there on the wall, speckled with rays of sunshine.

Trust me, old-fashioned is the way to go.

     If you think I'm weird, need I remind you that my two favorite fashion icons of all time are both dead?

Jess