Very nice post. I think my favorite point was #7 about mastering your tools. To be creative you need to be unhindered so the juices can flow freely and this requires a level of comfort with your tools where they become an extension of your mind.
While this post can certainly help people be more creative, I think the truth of the matter is that creativity is heavily dependent on personality. It takes a certain type of person to lock in and run with something independently.
A question for Steve. Do you set any length requirement for your articles when you write? Do long articles help SEO? They are all quite long, and to be honest I found myself skimming parts of this past one after I got the gist of the point. Not to say length is a bad thing, I hung on every word of the massive "How to Make Money From Your Blog" post. I just though this past one could have gotten the same accomplished with fewer words. Just my 2 cents.
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