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How Does Hiten Shah Get Past a Creative Block? · The Startup Chat with Steli and Hiten

The Startup Chat with Steli and Hiten

How to Overcome Creative Blocks

In today’s episode of The Startup Chat, Steli and Hiten talk about how to overcome creative blocks. As a founder, creating new things is something you’ll need to do all the time. Whether it’s creating a new blog post, shooting a marketing video or writing a new line of code, creativity is part of being a founder. However, there are going to be times when…

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  1. Got a Creative Block You Can't Get Out of Why Can't You at 1:30

    If you are feeling a creative block, but you cannot get past it, it might be that you first have to figure out what is making you stuck. Full answer

  2. How Does Hiten Shah Get Past a Creative Block? at 6:02

    On The Startup Chat, Hiten Shah tells Steli Efti that he beats a creative block by starting, including when the first attempt is bad. Full answer

  3. How Do You Stay Productive When You Are Distracted by Too Many Tasks at 8:45

    Context switching, practice it. When faced with multiple tasks, most people will try to resist, and turn everything off so they could focus on only one task. Full answer

  4. How Do You Master Creativity at 11:51

    Whether you believe you can or cannot, you are right. The only way to get really good at being creative is by creating a lot. Full answer

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