Creativity is messy and chaotic.

But it can’t only be messy and chaotic. If it were, nothing would ever come of it.

Some philosophers say there’s no such thing as chaos. It’s all a question of scale, right? If you could see the entire system, you’d see just how ordered it really is.

I’m not so sure.

Either way, I know the structure that underlies creativity. The chaotic surface hides an orderly core.

Done poorly, this structure throttles creativity.

Done well, it nurtures it.

The Psident System has three tines, supported by a fourth underlying principle. They all feed into each other – bolstering one strengthens the other in interesting and predictable ways.

All very interesting, but what does this mean?

It means creativity is a system.

A skill.

Which means you can learn to do it even better.

All our problems come from a lack of creativity. All of them. Because everything we face has a suite of solutions, some of which will be obvious in retrospect.

Greater health, happiness, wealth, success, love and reputation – they all might be just one good idea away from you.

You know this already. I don’t need to sell you on the power of innovation.

So what are you doing to sharpen your creative blade?

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So-called impure motives can lead to great things.

Alexander the Great invaded Persia out of spite and a thirst for glory. It’s lucky for you he did – that spread Greek culture far enough that democracy, reason and a common language could endure through the following centuries.

Churchill refused to buckle to the Nazis because he was obsessed with his own place in history. His attitude was like what have you done for me lately, only directed towards himself. “Yeah, I defeated Adolf, but I didn’t defeat the Soviets. I could have done more!”

Tesla and Edison duked it out for fun and profit.

I’ll take virtuous acts from impure people over the inverse.

And there’s another cool thing to consider about being selfish:

Done right, it’s a tremendous source of creativity.

It’s funny – you can be trying to solve other people’s problems out of the goodness of your heart. But to get the really good ideas, injecting a little selfishness into the process can help a lot.

How?

Well, that’s something I teach in the Psident System.

Will it lead to more selfish behaviour or a self-centred attitude?

Nah – anymore than shimmying your hips leads you a fashion contract in Milan.

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Let’s say you have a big dream.

You might want to fight homelessness, buy an island or find an amazing woman to be your wife.

(Scales are relative. For some folks, that last one is the easiest. For others, it’s the hardest.)

There are two classic mistakes you can make here.

The first is too much optimism. “Oh, I can buy an island! Sure, I only have four figures in my bank account but I can just get a lone! Put everything on hold! My ocean paradise awaits!”

As for the second, it’s too much pessimism. “Fighting homelessness…? I’m just one person. There’s no way I could help anyone – even someone who just needs a few bucks or a good meal. Oh well, back to the soulless corporate grind for me…”

I’m exaggerating, obviously – but it’s no laughing matter. These mistakes rob the world of a lot of amazing things.

And it robs you of a more satisfying life.

How different would it be if you could dream more realistically? If you could aim for lofty heights and then choose a practical path leading towards it?

Imagine not being discouraged by the scale of your ambitions.

Imagine not being delusional about what you can achieve.

That’s why creative thinking is so awesome. Done right, it can cultivate visions of a future so brilliant you can barely even imagine it – and then show you the next steps.

One of the three prongs of the Psident System orbits this idea. It trains you to dream bigger than ever before, then filter your ideas through realism and scepticism.

What survives is a brilliant path towards a brilliant future.

Will it be a perfect plan, leading you unfalteringly over the coming years and decades?

No. Of course not.

But you can always repeat this approach when challenges rear their heads…

That is, assuming you attend the Psident System seminar and apply what you learn.

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Theism and atheism are both life strategies. If I can sit on the fence on such a polarising issue for a moment, there are advantages to both.

Hmm?

Oh, I can’t sit on the fence? I have to choose a side in this supposed conflict?

I refuse. But here’s a real advantage Christians have over atheists:

The phrase “What Would Jesus Do?” has a ton of wisdom built into it. Like all phrases, it’s easy to parrot it without understanding. But anyone who reflects on it and actually considers the question has an enormous advantage.

On the surface level, Jesus Christ of Nazareth represents the very best of humanity. I know some folks like to question the details of the Bible, but that’s irrelevant – the stories about Him symbolise him as someone worthy of worship, devotion… and emulation. You don’t have to believe the stories to understand them.

Meditating on what He’d do will lead to some interesting answers.

But the benefits go deeper than that.

The question WWJD? trains a useful skill.

One that’s like caffeinated rocket fuel for creativity.

And it’s something I teach as part of the Psident System – and it works no matter who or what you believe in. It’s a secular technique that just so happens to resemble something from Christianity.

Some Christians might find they have an advantage here. Then again, they might not. Either way, this uses your mind in a fun and useful way.

And if the Christian angle bothers you? Well, pretend I said it’s similar to something I saw in Naruto, Spider-Man and Supernatural.

Either way, you’ll get a lot more out of life when you open yourself up to new ideas.

Ready to learn how?

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I started emailing this list about seven weeks ago.

This is the 75^th email. I’ve never missed a day and many days I’ve sent two emails.

All of these emails are certified 100% human and 100% my own. Every idea, every subject line and every word came from my brain – not from some dodgy chatbot and not even from an intern.

I’ve written about anthropology, psychology, movies, history, fiction, video games, politics, philosophy, artificial intelligence and more – all through the lens of building you up and strengthening you.

This is the eighth offer I’ve told you about, if you’ve been here from the start.

And I have dozens more offers in the pipeline.

So I can come up with ideas.

Even better, I can implement them. Fast.

If you don’t know me well yet, consider that my proof of creativity. And if you do know me, you already know how my brain works.

Which is to say: strangely.

I’m not wired like most folks. Don’t mistake me here – I don’t have autism or bipolar disorder. I wouldn’t call myself neurodiverse unless I was using the term literally – but, then, who wouldn’t count then?

There’s a quirk in my brain that’s too useful to be called a dysfunction. Well, most of the time. It used to make me physically cringe when looking at gifs – now, they just make me feel uncomfortable.

That’s not a disability or anything, but it’s not normal.

It’s also why ideas flood my brain in endless torrents. If I need an idea for something, it’s rare for me to need to sit down and think about it. Most of the time, I have a buffet of great ideas to choose from.

“Aww, I’m happy for you, William! That’s just smashing.”

Okay, okay, I hear the sarcasm there. I’ve been talking about myself for too long. Let’s talk about you.

When you take what you learn from the Psident System and practice it, you’ll develop this same ability to a minor degree. That’s the best degree – it’s enough to give you ideas when you need them, but not so much that looping images causes you discomfort.

Ideas are power. They can create wealth, solve problems and liberate you. The right idea can endure for millennia and even be worth dying for.

If you’d like to have more and better ideas, register for the Psident System seminar here:

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Folks have fretted about computers replacing people for a long time.

Way back in the 1960s, it was clear to see what AI might – one day – be capable of. So, naturally, folks started wondering what jobs were safe.

Anything involving simple, repetitive calculations stood no chance. Computers were good at those, even back then.

But sophisticated software could do a lot beyond that.

The thinking was that any job requiring interpersonal skills was safe. You know, like a salesperson. Psychologists were definitely safe until computers were as smart as humans – and maybe not even then.

That changed when Google came along and users treated it as a therapist. It’s easy to see why – fast, free and anonymous, with a near-infinite range of styles, of course computers had an edge there.

Not a knockout blow or anything, but computers offered fierce competition to therapy.

And that was before chatbots. Modern AI tools are even better.

As for salespeople… online shopping. Enough said.

The lesson?

It’s hard to predict the future and folks engage with technology in unexpected ways. After all, few folks predicted that we’d automate poetry and painting before delivery and construction.

So take this prediction with some scepticism. I don’t even pretend to be good at futurism.

But, as things are now, it’s a reasonable guess to say that creativity remains your edge. And it likely will for decades to come.

Now, I’m not saying that AI isn’t creative. I once asked ChatGPT to write a song about Spider-man in the style of Katy Perry (long story) and it did. That’s creativity. But it was nothing special, except for the speed – the typical person could have made something just as good in 20 minutes, easy.

And I’m not saying that AI will never be as creative as humans because souls are special or something, I don’t know. Creativity is a process. Brains are lawful under physics – if you can do something, a theoretical computer can do the same.

But we’re a long way off that.

Even if there’s a breakthrough tomorrow that makes machines human-tier creative, you still need creativity of your own.

If you and your competitors have access to the same tools, the winner will be whoever uses them better. That’s true of hammers and it’s true of emulated human minds.

Luckily, creativity is something you can learn.

It’s not something you’re born with. You sharpen this faculty over the years, refining your style. Some styles are better than others, but all allow you to innovate.

And if you’re happy with your creative efforts so far, then maybe you can feel confident about facing the AI future with roaring success.

If you’re clever enough to want to improve this skill, though…?

Why, you should attend the Psident System seminar. There, you’ll learn a suite of ideas, attitudes and techniques that enhance your creative thinking.

Take powerful styles of creativity, combine them with your unique ideas and perspectives, and you have a system for generating near-endless ideas.

If that sounds useful to you – and why wouldn’t it? – sign up here:

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