The Caveman Creative

Latest Episodes:

Ancient Secrets of Thinking, The Well Apr 20, 2020

I dive kinda hard into what the Well actually is; A model of thought with lots of history, mystery and power. And a secret to unlocking your hidden genius. So grab a notebook and buckle up your earballs cuz it's about to get weird and mystical in here as we try to connect some very distant, very non-planar dots on the origins of conciousness, and for that matter, the origins of creativity itself. Join me on the Hunt for the Ultimate Creative Process.

Procrastination, Stream of Conciousness, and An Intro into Modes of Idea Generation. Apr 13, 2020

What is creativity even really? Why are so some people so content with their current capability? Whats the deal with that? I just riff on some stuff that I've been learning about how to be brilliant and how to help you be brilliant, and become a super powerful genius capable of unlocking your deepest levels of pure genius. You got this. I love you. Let's make some cool shit.

What is Creativity and Why is it Happening Oct 24, 2019

In a short guided attempt to save time in my busy morning I record completely off the cuff and end up revealing way more than I intended to and now refuse to listen to it. So. I really hope this doesn't get me in trouble because I don't know what I said and I don't want to know. But have you ever wondered what creativity is? Why its even a thing we do as humans? What does it matter? And why, oh why, am I so obsessed with finding the secrets to getting much, much, much better at it? Too many people are satisfied with their current capacity for imagination. Which is a direct indicator of a lack of imagination. And should not be socially acceptable.

The Misunderstood Myth of Sisyphus and the Creative Lessons Within Oct 22, 2019

People remember Sisyphus for being given a massively outsized punishment for his hubris and betrayal of the mighty Zeus, but what if we have that lesson all wrong? And what if the keys to unlocking a satisfying and fulfilling life is what this story really is about?

What is Art, and What is Design Oct 17, 2019

Martin Scorsese doesnt know shit about comic books??? Comic book nerds not know shit about cinema??? Or is this all just a clickbaity excuse to have one of my favorite debates on what the difference is between art and design? Spoiler alert; I honestly like both, but if it came down to a knife fight I'd side with Marty. He seems like he could handle himself.

How to do the Work Oct 16, 2019

In this episode I try to help you understand the things that are holding you back from actually putting the time you into your projects, and how to get past that. Whats the difference between you and those crazies that put in 10-12 hours of work everyday?? Well... lets take a look.

How Fasting Unlocks the Mindset of Creative Genius Aug 23, 2019

I talk about my experience fasting and its profound impact on my creative life. Why it so damn important to make "Letting Go" one of your most finely tuned skills. And about The Mindset and how to unlock your own genius. Because that's you are, you little genius trapped in a dummies body, you. Honesty, there's a lot packed in here and in hindsight this should be like 3 or 4 episodes. Oh well!

Routine and the Creative Hustle. Is yours workin? Aug 09, 2019

First and foremost, can will all agree that Ben Franklin was a little bit of a dick about his whole waking up early thing? And other musings.

How to Get Out of Your Own Way Jul 23, 2019

Sometimes getting ideas is the hardest part, sometimes it’s getting the work done.   And thats the gig. Getting ideas. And getting them done. It’s a grind. And sometimes we get stuck. Getting stuck, is a symptom of being in your own way.   Characterized by excessive procrastination, anxiety, and feeling entirely disoriented. The good news is, if you feel this way, you are NOT alone.

Drugs and the Creatives Who Do Them Jul 22, 2019

This is the podcast I wished existed a year ago.
This is the podcast on creativity as a craft. About connecting dots. Summoning the muse. This is about the big question that so many podcasts like this try to answer but instead skirt around it, or completely miss the point.

This is about...
How to get good ideas.

How is that done? Can we talk about that?
Because thats what creativity is about. Good ideas.
Good ideas that solve problems, that make for good stories, that create something new, original, beautiful or compelling. The good ideas that help us ask questions as often as it helps us answer them

Where are these good ideas and how do we find them.

And why are SOME people so damn good at it?

What is it about good ideas, novel ideas, bold and daring ideas, that makes them funnel with such density into the consciousnesses of such a select few creative geniuses.

What makes the Platos, Picassos, Tolstoy’s, Teslas, Kanyes, and Copernicus’s such great conductors of that mystical creative energy. They seem to be able to summon the ideas whenever they need them. And their ideas are SO good. They change the world.

Why can’t I summon world changing ideas. What are they doing differently than me.
Why is the gap between them, and me, so so great.

I don’t feel in control of when Ideas arrive. In fact, last year I was pretty stuck. It was getting stuck that got me here. I kinda just dropped everything to take on these questions on.

About a year ago... The well ran dry and I panicked, looked for answers and couldn’t immediately find any.
So since then,this is what I’ve been working on; getting answers to these questions.

The Well. The Source. The Cave.

We’re going to look at what it takes to connect dots. To look at creativity, as a craft in itself. This isn’t about painting. This is about what happens inside our own consciousnesses before the paint even hits the canvas.

This is about the rites, rituals, remedies and habits that the best creatives the world has seen use to summon the muse, heal themselves, and put out the best work possible.

This is the hunt for the Ultimate Creative Process.

My name is Joe Bowers and this is the Caveman Creative.