How To Be More Creative Today (In Just 3 Steps!)

Don't you just miss how Alex Trebek says the word genre?

Step 1

Take a deep breath.

Step 2

Find and embrace your genre. Geek out about the people who create the same things as you. They could be your heroes, major influences, or the successful people you admire.

Make a list of what they do and don't do—this will help you define the limits of your genre. Be humble enough to understand that your work won't be its own thing but the continuation of all the things your heroes did before.

Your work is part of a chain. That is why your audience will understand and receive it. It's not generic or a copy of what they did before, but it's something that belongs right beside what your audience thinks is good.

Step 3

Contribute.