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	<title>Lifehacker Australia &#187; creativity</title>
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		<title>Hating Your Work Gets You Started</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/hating-your-work-gets-you-started/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all want our work to be good, but when it comes to creative tasks like writing, producing something awful is often a great place to start. Having something to hate which you can edit is a lot better than having nothing at all.
PowerPoint blogger Tony Ramos outlines how the mantra &#8220;give me something to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Focus Your To-Do List With A &#8220;Skydiving List&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/focus-your-to-do-list-with-a-skydiving-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azadeh Ensha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To-do lists may work for some, but for others they&#8217;re an overwhelming reminder of everything yet to be done. Fed up with his to-do list, Slate&#8217;s John Dickerson suggests &#8220;blow[ing] up&#8221; the to-do list and figuratively going skydiving instead.
Photo by koalazymonkey.
Dickerson explains how he upped his productivity by &#8220;turn[ing] the big project into little action [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improve Your Writing By Setting The Right Tone</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/improve-your-writing-by-setting-the-right-tone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azadeh Ensha</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communicate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you&#8217;re a novelist or just a prolific email-er, you write every day to communicate. If you&#8217;re looking to improve your writing, try incorporating the right pitch to better connect with your audience.
Photo by Kristian D..
Setting the right pitch or tone is important for a host of reasons, perhaps most importantly because it can allow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why The Manager’s Schedule Blows Creative Productivity</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/07/why-the-manager%e2%80%99s-schedule-blows-creative-productivity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/07/why-the-manager%e2%80%99s-schedule-blows-creative-productivity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Trapani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his latest essay, Paul Graham describes the difference between what he calls the maker&#8217;s schedule and the manager&#8217;s schedule, explaining how the two are often at odds with each other.
Makers&#8212;the writers, coders, designers, editors, creative types&#8212;need half or whole days to produce anything that solves complicated problems. Managers schedule out their workdays in hour-long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Break Through Writer&#8217;s Block With Clusters</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/07/break-through-writers-block-with-clusters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/07/break-through-writers-block-with-clusters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azadeh Ensha</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=338326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Staring at a blank sheet of paper won&#8217;t do much to ward off your writer&#8217;s block. Next time you&#8217;re lacking for inspiration, try experimenting with clusters to get the creative juices flowing again.
Photo by tnarik.
Weblog Dumb Little Man says that &#8220;with a little work and effort, anyone can write&#8221;. Their cluster advice is meant to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alcohol Really Can Boost Your Creativity</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/07/alcohol-really-can-boost-your-creativity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
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It&#8217;s commonly thought that the drivel most people produce when asked for a piece of writing after knocking back a few drinks is proof that booze and creative pursuits don&#8217;t mix. But if you&#8217;ve ever felt that you do better at creative tasks after imbibing, genetics might actually be on your side.
At Prospect, writer Philip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hive Five: Five Best Mind Mapping Applications</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/03/hive_five_five_best_mind_mapping_applications-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/03/hive_five_five_best_mind_mapping_applications-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mind mapping is a great way to add structure to brainstorming sessions and visualise your ideas. Check out the applications your fellow readers use to do their best brainstorming.


MindMeister (Web Application, Free)
MindMeister is by far the most simplistic mind mapping tool in the top five, but its simplicity is definitely an asset. Once you&#8217;re logged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>StripGenerator Helps You Create Comic Masterpieces</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/03/stripgenerator_helps_you_create_comic_masterpieces-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/03/stripgenerator_helps_you_create_comic_masterpieces-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re a comic genius without an artistic platform. We sympathise. Don&#8217;t let your comic musings go unseen&#8212;use the simple drag-and-drop interface at StripGenerator to create your own comic strips.
The interface is thankfully straightforward, and helpful for those just looking to get their work up. You get up to six panels per strip and a roster [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Aware Daydreamers More Creative, Study Shows</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/12/selfaware_daydreamers_more_creative_study_shows-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/12/selfaware_daydreamers_more_creative_study_shows-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Trapani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While much creative insight happens while your mind wanders, the key is being able to interrupt your daydreams in time to notice, scientists say. News site Boston.com tells the story of how Arthur Fry dreamed up the multi-million dollar idea of Post-It Notes while daydreaming in church. 
Many scientists argue that daydreaming is a crucial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tackle Projects One Quick Simple Problem at a Time</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/12/tackle_projects_one_quick_simple_problem_at_a_time-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/12/tackle_projects_one_quick_simple_problem_at_a_time-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Trapani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Do-it-yourselfer Chris Connors says that one of the best ways to finish a complex project is to solve the first quick, simple problem&#8212;then move onto the next one. While his piece focuses on hardware projects, the concept is applicable to any undertaking. Connors writes: 
Quick Simple Problems may seem too easy, and may seem [...]]]></description>
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