7 tips by Steve Jobs for increased creativity
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Connect More Dots
Connect More Dots
Seek varied inputs—arts, tech, calligraphy, history—and reflect daily to link them into fresh ideas; broader experiences multiply creative combinations.
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Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
Keep beginner’s mind and curiosity high; pursue smart risks, side projects, and learning sprints to avoid complacency and spark breakthroughs.
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Simplify Relentlessly
Strip features to the essential; clarity beats complexity—if it’s hard to explain, refine until the core shines and feels inevitable.
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Say No to a Thousand Things
Protect focus by declining extras; channel energy into the one or two bets that matter, and quality will rise.
Protect focus by declining extras; channel energy into the one or two bets that matter, and quality will rise.
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Start with Human Experience
Design backward from what a person must feel and do; obsess over end-to-end moments, not specs or checklists.
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Think Different with Deep Focus
Question default rules and carve distraction-free blocks; solitude plus bold hypotheses fuel original, shippable work.
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Build Teams that Raise the Bar
“Great things…are done by a team.” Surround talent with high standards and psychological safety to pursue excellence together.
