Jim Connolly
@jimconnolly.com
brain rewired for creative thinking • problem solver • christian • londoner
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Jim Connolly: Rewired for Creative Thinking
My brain has been building workarounds since childhood.
It had to.
I had undiagnosed dyslexia. I couldn’t access the typical linear, language-based pathways most people use. So, my brain developed non-standard routes for processing information.
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My brain has been building workarounds since childhood.
It had to.
I had undiagnosed dyslexia. I couldn’t access the typical linear, language-based pathways most people use. So, my brain developed non-standard routes for processing information.
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Jim Connolly: Rewired for Creative Thinking
My brain has been building workarounds since childhood.
It had to.
I had undiagnosed dyslexia. I couldn’t access the typical linear, language-based pathways most people use. So, my brain developed non-standard routes for processing information.
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My brain has been building workarounds since childhood.
It had to.
I had undiagnosed dyslexia. I couldn’t access the typical linear, language-based pathways most people use. So, my brain developed non-standard routes for processing information.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Jim Connolly: Rewired for Creative Thinking
My brain has been building workarounds since childhood.
It had to.
I had undiagnosed dyslexia. I couldn’t access the typical linear, language-based pathways most people use. So, my brain developed non-standard routes for processing information.
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My brain has been building workarounds since childhood.
It had to.
I had undiagnosed dyslexia. I couldn’t access the typical linear, language-based pathways most people use. So, my brain developed non-standard routes for processing information.
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🚨 Just Published‼
Creatively-designed, Marketing Nonsense.
Someone asked me earlier about the role of creativity in marketing. In short, it’s creativity that crafts the message and image. And it has the power to convince intelligent people to do, or believe, some bizarre things.
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Creatively-designed, Marketing Nonsense.
Someone asked me earlier about the role of creativity in marketing. In short, it’s creativity that crafts the message and image. And it has the power to convince intelligent people to do, or believe, some bizarre things.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
🚨 Just Published‼
Creatively-designed, Marketing Nonsense.
Someone asked me earlier about the role of creativity in marketing. In short, it’s creativity that crafts the message and image. And it has the power to convince intelligent people to do, or believe, some bizarre things.
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Creatively-designed, Marketing Nonsense.
Someone asked me earlier about the role of creativity in marketing. In short, it’s creativity that crafts the message and image. And it has the power to convince intelligent people to do, or believe, some bizarre things.
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1/5 📢 Today, we joined the Care and Support Alliance and other charities like Age UK and Carers UK to deliver a symbolic red box of real stories to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves at 11 Downing Street.
#SocialCare #FiguresThatMatter
#SocialCare #FiguresThatMatter
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
1/5 📢 Today, we joined the Care and Support Alliance and other charities like Age UK and Carers UK to deliver a symbolic red box of real stories to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves at 11 Downing Street.
#SocialCare #FiguresThatMatter
#SocialCare #FiguresThatMatter
Marketing and fashion makes fools of us.
It’s 2025 and we drink out of jars. If you told someone this not too long ago, they’d wonder how broke you were not to be able to afford a glass. 🤦🏻♂️
Next year, maybe puddles? 🧐
It’s 2025 and we drink out of jars. If you told someone this not too long ago, they’d wonder how broke you were not to be able to afford a glass. 🤦🏻♂️
Next year, maybe puddles? 🧐
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Marketing and fashion makes fools of us.
It’s 2025 and we drink out of jars. If you told someone this not too long ago, they’d wonder how broke you were not to be able to afford a glass. 🤦🏻♂️
Next year, maybe puddles? 🧐
It’s 2025 and we drink out of jars. If you told someone this not too long ago, they’d wonder how broke you were not to be able to afford a glass. 🤦🏻♂️
Next year, maybe puddles? 🧐
The slightly sinister world of Pelican Originals.
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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1966, 'Rave' magazine
November 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
1966, 'Rave' magazine
Love this! 👇
Context: Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins is playing.
E (3yo): Mummy, I went to the danger zone once. A long time ago. With daddy.
E (3yo): Mummy, I went to the danger zone once. A long time ago. With daddy.
November 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Love this! 👇
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Why does every bestseller sound the same?
Clean. Marketable. Totally forgettable.
Here’s a manifesto against beige prose, and 5 books that really aren’t: tangledprosewritingthroughit.blogspot.com/2025/11/why-...
Clean. Marketable. Totally forgettable.
Here’s a manifesto against beige prose, and 5 books that really aren’t: tangledprosewritingthroughit.blogspot.com/2025/11/why-...
November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Why does every bestseller sound the same?
Clean. Marketable. Totally forgettable.
Here’s a manifesto against beige prose, and 5 books that really aren’t: tangledprosewritingthroughit.blogspot.com/2025/11/why-...
Clean. Marketable. Totally forgettable.
Here’s a manifesto against beige prose, and 5 books that really aren’t: tangledprosewritingthroughit.blogspot.com/2025/11/why-...
🚨NEW - Overcome creative burnout: Here’s the only advice you need! 🚨
Dealing with burnout is something I get asked all the time. But I was sparked to share my only piece of burnout advice with you, after a video I saw on the subject from a YouTuber.
www.creativethinkinghub.com/overcome-cre...
Dealing with burnout is something I get asked all the time. But I was sparked to share my only piece of burnout advice with you, after a video I saw on the subject from a YouTuber.
www.creativethinkinghub.com/overcome-cre...
Overcome creative burnout: Here's the only advice you need
Here's some unusual advice on overcoming creative burnout. This is something I get asked about all the time. However, I was sparked to share my only piece of advice with you today, after a video I saw...
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November 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🚨NEW - Overcome creative burnout: Here’s the only advice you need! 🚨
Dealing with burnout is something I get asked all the time. But I was sparked to share my only piece of burnout advice with you, after a video I saw on the subject from a YouTuber.
www.creativethinkinghub.com/overcome-cre...
Dealing with burnout is something I get asked all the time. But I was sparked to share my only piece of burnout advice with you, after a video I saw on the subject from a YouTuber.
www.creativethinkinghub.com/overcome-cre...
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Available now if you’re in the US.
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Henry VIII's Controversial Aunt, Honor Lisle: Her Life, Letters and influence on The Tudor Court: Licence, Amy: 9781399052153: Amazon.com: Books
Henry VIII's Controversial Aunt, Honor Lisle: Her Life, Letters and influence on The Tudor Court [Licence, Amy] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Henry VIII's Controversial Aunt, Ho...
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November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Available now if you’re in the US.
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From 2019
A client of mine sent me this last Tuesday. It's my reply to his initial email, asking if I could help him.
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A client of mine sent me this last Tuesday. It's my reply to his initial email, asking if I could help him.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
From 2019
A client of mine sent me this last Tuesday. It's my reply to his initial email, asking if I could help him.
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A client of mine sent me this last Tuesday. It's my reply to his initial email, asking if I could help him.
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Hadn't seen Nico for ages. He still looks frighteningly menacing.
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hadn't seen Nico for ages. He still looks frighteningly menacing.
🧠 Creative Thinking: How to find the answers you need, Einstein style!
One of the keys to problem solving, is to learn how to stick with the challenge for long enough to find the answer you need.
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One of the keys to problem solving, is to learn how to stick with the challenge for long enough to find the answer you need.
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How to find the answers you need, Einstein style!
One of the keys to problem solving, is to learn how to stick with the challenge for long enough to find the answer you need. Einstein famously said: “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay ...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🧠 Creative Thinking: How to find the answers you need, Einstein style!
One of the keys to problem solving, is to learn how to stick with the challenge for long enough to find the answer you need.
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One of the keys to problem solving, is to learn how to stick with the challenge for long enough to find the answer you need.
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I fell out of love with video games, then my kids made me fall in love with them again. If you’re a parent who doesn’t understand your kids when they talk about Fortnite, my new channel is for you. youtu.be/l8JpBA6kDbg?...
I Hated Video Games and Now I Love Them Again...
YouTube video by Code is Just
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November 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I fell out of love with video games, then my kids made me fall in love with them again. If you’re a parent who doesn’t understand your kids when they talk about Fortnite, my new channel is for you. youtu.be/l8JpBA6kDbg?...
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Billionaires handing money back and forth, no one creating anything except carbon in the air. Anthropic buys Nvidia chips; Nvidia gives Anthropic billions to buy even more chips; Microsoft gives Anthropic billions, which Anthropic spends on Microsoft Azure, run by Nvidia, etc. An ouroboros of shit.
New @axios: Anthropic lands $15 billion investment from Microsoft, Nvidia
Anthropic lands $15 billion investment from Microsoft, Nvidia
The move is the latest in a series of deals that sees all the big players partnering with one another.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Billionaires handing money back and forth, no one creating anything except carbon in the air. Anthropic buys Nvidia chips; Nvidia gives Anthropic billions to buy even more chips; Microsoft gives Anthropic billions, which Anthropic spends on Microsoft Azure, run by Nvidia, etc. An ouroboros of shit.
This... it's bloody wonderful ❤️
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This... it's bloody wonderful ❤️
Fact: BSky.app is a lot more useful, when you stop complaining about its shortcomings, and start enjoying what it does extremely well.
#JustSaying
#JustSaying
Bluesky
Social media as it should be. Find your community among millions of users, unleash your creativity, and have some fun again.
BSky.app
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Fact: BSky.app is a lot more useful, when you stop complaining about its shortcomings, and start enjoying what it does extremely well.
#JustSaying
#JustSaying
The Zero Draft 🔥
This creative spark came to me while I was looking for a quotation, for a project.
I found the quote and it immediately provided me with a wide-ranging creativity tactic. It's a powerful, proven way to get unstuck, when you need it most. www.jimconnolly.com/create-a-zer...
This creative spark came to me while I was looking for a quotation, for a project.
I found the quote and it immediately provided me with a wide-ranging creativity tactic. It's a powerful, proven way to get unstuck, when you need it most. www.jimconnolly.com/create-a-zer...
Create a zero draft - Jim Connolly
Today’s creative spark came to me while I was looking for a specific quotation, for a project I’m working on. I found the quote and it immediately provided me with a wide-ranging creativity tactic. Th...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Zero Draft 🔥
This creative spark came to me while I was looking for a quotation, for a project.
I found the quote and it immediately provided me with a wide-ranging creativity tactic. It's a powerful, proven way to get unstuck, when you need it most. www.jimconnolly.com/create-a-zer...
This creative spark came to me while I was looking for a quotation, for a project.
I found the quote and it immediately provided me with a wide-ranging creativity tactic. It's a powerful, proven way to get unstuck, when you need it most. www.jimconnolly.com/create-a-zer...
Stop being ‘content’: The creative’s guide to digital visibility 👀
"One of the very best ways to make an algorithm work for you, is to IGNORE it!"
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"One of the very best ways to make an algorithm work for you, is to IGNORE it!"
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Stop being 'content': The creative's guide to digital visibilityJim Connolly
Lots of fellow creatives ask me how to get their work in front of more people, on social media. I think what they really mean, is how can they get their work noticed, remembered and bought, using soci...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Stop being ‘content’: The creative’s guide to digital visibility 👀
"One of the very best ways to make an algorithm work for you, is to IGNORE it!"
www.jimconnolly.com/stop-being-c...
"One of the very best ways to make an algorithm work for you, is to IGNORE it!"
www.jimconnolly.com/stop-being-c...
Well done xx
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Well done xx
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Not another list of writing books.
These 5 titles didn’t teach me structure. They disrupted it. Broke things open. Got my writing unstuck.
Books that saved my writing (and didn’t come from the usual lists): tangledprosewritingthroughit.blogspot.com/2025/11/book...
These 5 titles didn’t teach me structure. They disrupted it. Broke things open. Got my writing unstuck.
Books that saved my writing (and didn’t come from the usual lists): tangledprosewritingthroughit.blogspot.com/2025/11/book...
November 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Not another list of writing books.
These 5 titles didn’t teach me structure. They disrupted it. Broke things open. Got my writing unstuck.
Books that saved my writing (and didn’t come from the usual lists): tangledprosewritingthroughit.blogspot.com/2025/11/book...
These 5 titles didn’t teach me structure. They disrupted it. Broke things open. Got my writing unstuck.
Books that saved my writing (and didn’t come from the usual lists): tangledprosewritingthroughit.blogspot.com/2025/11/book...
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Here’s something to remember, the next time someone criticises your art or work.
Andy Warhol’s signature work, Campbell’s Soup Cans, hangs on the walls of New York’s Museum of Modern Art. It’s their most prized possession.
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Andy Warhol’s signature work, Campbell’s Soup Cans, hangs on the walls of New York’s Museum of Modern Art. It’s their most prized possession.
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Something to remember, when rejection comes along!
Here's something to remember, the next time someone criticises your art or work.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Here’s something to remember, the next time someone criticises your art or work.
Andy Warhol’s signature work, Campbell’s Soup Cans, hangs on the walls of New York’s Museum of Modern Art. It’s their most prized possession.
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Andy Warhol’s signature work, Campbell’s Soup Cans, hangs on the walls of New York’s Museum of Modern Art. It’s their most prized possession.
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Here’s something to remember, the next time someone criticises your art or work.
Andy Warhol’s signature work, Campbell’s Soup Cans, hangs on the walls of New York’s Museum of Modern Art. It’s their most prized possession.
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Andy Warhol’s signature work, Campbell’s Soup Cans, hangs on the walls of New York’s Museum of Modern Art. It’s their most prized possession.
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Something to remember, when rejection comes along!
Here's something to remember, the next time someone criticises your art or work.
www.creativethinkinghub.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Here’s something to remember, the next time someone criticises your art or work.
Andy Warhol’s signature work, Campbell’s Soup Cans, hangs on the walls of New York’s Museum of Modern Art. It’s their most prized possession.
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Andy Warhol’s signature work, Campbell’s Soup Cans, hangs on the walls of New York’s Museum of Modern Art. It’s their most prized possession.
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