What if you expected less from technology and more from yourself?

The problem with taking laxatives is, we never learn how to push on our own.

It feels good and it cleanses the system and it gets the gastrointestinal job done. But as my mentor used to say, when we give ourselves a crutch we don’t need, we develop a limp we shouldn’t have.

This maxim has significant applications to the creative process. Because as professionals creators, our basic job requirement is being able to get things moving without any outside assistance. To fire inspiration into ourselves, rather than waiting for lightning to strike and then chasing the flame.

Sadly, too many of us over rely on modern technology to do so. We’re nothing without our phones and computers and internet connection.

Like a baby without its bottle, our tear stained faces wouldn’t dream of making art with nothing but a pen and paper.

Now, it’s not that any of those tools are wrong or harmful. I cherish and give thanks for these amazing innovations on a regular basis.

But although technology creates a layer of digital consciousness that enhances and amplifies our ability to create, we can’t allow ourselves to become trapped by or overly dependent on it.

Truth is, the only real piece of technology worth a damn in this world is the human brain.

My challenge to you is, what if you expected less from technology and more from yourself? What if you focused on empowering your own internal processor rather than making your brain obsolete?

That’s the core reason I’m so passionate about pioneering the field of personal creativity management. Because it reverses our technology dependence.

Yes, our software has a knowledge base feature that helps people troubleshoot their own issues. But it doesn’t solve their creative problems for them. It’s not a laxative.

Prolific won’t give people a crutch they don’t need so they develop a limp they shouldn’t have. This software is a real time toolkit to help people think about their problems in a different way.

When they get stuck at any stage of the creative process, they come to the knowledge base, name their problem, learn what might be causing it, and then pick the appropriate solution to overcome it.

It’s teaching people to create from the inside out, not the other way around.

Because when it comes to the creative process, technology should be a helpful accessory, not a necessity.

The real tools are inside of you.

Are you making the choice to let technology deteriorate your own sense of creative efficacy?