Staring at Vineyards Helps Creativity…

holiday

…At least that’s what I am hoping, as this afternoon I am off on holiday to a gite in France for a couple of weeks, the same place we went last year with views over the hills and vineyards. My brother (25) is house sitting, so I can only hope our house is in one piece when we return :) . I have written several posts for while I am away so please keep reading, but I probably won’t be able to get online to respond.

Quite often it’s when I am on holiday that I come up with ideas for inventions or websites (one day one of them will come off), I guess it is because you are relaxed that your mind wanders and your creative subconscious kicks in? One thing I hate about going on holiday as a freelancer is there is always that mad rush just before you go. I should have guessed that at 3.30 yesterday, I would be bombarded by emails with things that clients had decided they now needed before I went away :( . I think I have just about got it all sorted and can stop thinking about work for a couple of weeks. Of course as well as the usually trashy paperbacks to read by the pool, I have thrown a few nerdy books in the case – XHTML and CSS (yes really!) and a book “How to have Creative Ideas” by Edward de Bono.” Asgeir Hoem is a big fan of Edward de Bono and mentions his ideas a lot on his site, so I thought I would read the book to see what the fuss is about.

I think I have just about talked myself out of taking may laptop, but you never know I may change my mind. :)

Bientôt!

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9 Comments

  1. Posted June 14, 2007 at 12:56 pm | Permalink

    Tara,
    Thanks for the mention.

    I have How to Have Creative Ideas, but I haven’t come as far as to read it yet. I hope you like what you read, though. If it is as good as his other books, you will probably find yourself both interested and entertained. :-)

    Have fun in France!

  2. Posted June 14, 2007 at 12:59 pm | Permalink

    Thanks Asgeir

    I will report back what its like when I’m home.

  3. Posted June 14, 2007 at 8:42 pm | Permalink

    Have a great holiday!

    I promise to repeatedly try and hack your site while you’re away… Oh wait. Did I type that out loud?

  4. Posted June 15, 2007 at 12:26 am | Permalink

    have a great vacation.. Oh yeh, Enjoy your time the most, keep off ur laptop, life is a lot more than comps and design.. I learnt this lesson few months back..

  5. Posted June 15, 2007 at 3:31 am | Permalink

    Looks wonderful, Tara. is it the South of France by any chance–I lived there a long time ago. A wonderful place.

  6. Posted June 15, 2007 at 9:48 am | Permalink

    Have a good holiday. Thanks for the book link I’m adding it to my wishlist.

  7. Posted June 15, 2007 at 3:38 pm | Permalink

    I’m a big fan of Ed de Bono too, so I reckon you’ll enjoy that book (even though I’ve not read that one either). Let me know how it is, and have a great time in France!

    A+

  8. Posted July 1, 2007 at 3:44 pm | Permalink

    Hi, thanks for all the comments, had a great time. Jonno, yes its in Languedoc, a a little village about 20 mins from Narbonne.

  9. Posted January 15, 2010 at 9:43 am | Permalink

    Hope you had a great holiday. The Languedoc region of France is one of my favourite places. Probably because of the landscape, the ambience of the towns and cities, the vineyards and of course the wine.

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