This time, however, one of the cards immediately started a cascade of thoughts in my mind. If I’m sufficiently open to the experience, an idea (or several) will suddenly appear. My typical process is to sit there and think about each card, as well as the combination of cards, and wait patiently for something to click in my mind. I sat down, lit some incense, clarified the problem in my mind, and drew 4 cards from the deck at random. So it was time to invoke Oblique Strategies. In fact, every little disturbance seems to compound the problem and days go by where nothing has been produced. This, is of course, not conducive to producing more high-quality work. Recently, I have been struggling to get work done and feeling like I am not meeting my own quality standards. The second approach is to pull cards until we find one that resonates with us – our brains will give us a feeling of “hey, maybe that will work!” when we find a card that resonates. First is the strict approach: draw a card and follow it exactly. Using this deck, we can take two approaches. Some, however, are powerful triggers that may cause you to reframe the problem completely. Since the cards are designed for artists, not all of the strategies apply to a technical situation. The cards offer guidelines and constraints to help artists (primarily musicians) work past creative blocks. Oblique Strategies is a set of cards created by Brian Eno in the 1970s. One of my favorite tools for doing that with creative work is Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies. One of those strategies, especially useful when I’m feeling stuck creatively, is to inject novel ideas into the situation. I’ve previously written about strategies that I use whenever I feel stuck in a rut.
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