In the writing world, creativity is often confused with complexity. Flowery prose that marches on for years, knotty metaphors so strange there’s a reason they’ve never been used before, and dense paragraphs that require a tweezers to get through – that, to certain writers, is success.

I once had a professor who thought reading should be a mental cardio session, a humbling experience that wasn’t complete until you threw the book against a wall in frustration. I never did well in that class; partly because I couldn’t stop myself from thinking he was an egotistic asshole and therefore skipping his assignments, but also because I subscribe to the TLC theory of creativity.

The more to the point you are, the more likely people are to listen.

TLC is a television station that’s not afraid to lay it all out on the table. They’re also not afraid to dedicate about 60% of their airtime to little people, obese virgins, and the occasional show that makes you wish you weren’t eating a burrito while watching. Read more »