Creativity according to Michelangelo

Michelangelo needed very little sleep and was usually so drawn up in his work that he would spend weeks in the same clothes and shoes. His servant reported that when Michelangelo did take off his shoes, the skin on his feet would peel off like a snake’s.

Michelangelo was a highly focused artist, but his creativity wasn’t something he took for granted. He wrote, “Critique by creating.”

Michelangelo felt that he could respond to others by doing a better job than they could.

Lesson for leaders: Don’t waste your time criticizing. Start making your own product or solution in response to a poor one. Let your frustration drive you.

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