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https://www.lifehacker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/01/791179806771070351.jpg?quality=75636358Practising the skills related to your job is always a good idea. You can never get enough practice. However, designer and author Steve Gordon Jr suggests also focusing on skills that are unrelated to your core competencies to help boost creativity.