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a card deck of abstract prompts to stir creativity
You can access them online here: https://stoney.sb.org/eno/oblique.html
You can access them online here: https://stoney.sb.org/eno/oblique.html
Jan 25, 2025
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💭This kind of goes hand in hand with the last one. Brian Eno made Oblique Strategies with Peter Schmidt in the 70s. It’s a deck of cards where each card has a vague phrase or aphorism on it, intended to be used while trying to make a decision creatively. But now it’s online and in an app so I use them any chance I get. Not just in creative situations. Pretty much any decision. I usually draw three.
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Brian Eno created these cards with Peter Schmidt as creative lifelines.
The idea is to draw one at random whenever you’re feeling blocked, to help move the work forward.
I always remember to use them a bit late — but eventually, I do.
Here’s the link to the website where you can draw a random card and keep going.
I always remember to use them a bit late — but eventually, I do.
Here’s the link to the website where you can draw a random card and keep going.
14h ago
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not sure who recommended this but it’s so good i look at it every day. it’s a really good creative guide when you’re feeling stuck. one day i got “you can only draw one dot at a time” so i spent a solid hour dotting this. very fun! very interesting prompts! and brian eno yay!
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