Why most of the stuff we learn about creativity is not helping us So much advice about creativity gives us surface-level sound bites about the creative process, like “just sit down and do it.” Listicles and well-meaning teachers tell us that this is the only rule, and that this is the difficult part, without much […]
Read moreI often feel like I wish I could live the way I assemble puzzles. I’m really good at and enjoy doing puzzles. It feels challenging but peaceful at the same time. I’ve noticed that everyone has a slightly different way of approaching puzzles. Actually, this is useful information. Why? Because I like being able to […]
Read moreThere are two main types of advice writers are given: write what you know, and write to discover. But I think it’s more helpful to start where you are instead of looking for inspiration “out there” somewhere. What killed a lot of my own creative efforts before I even started was not accepting where I […]
Read moreThere’s a lot you have to let go in order to be spontaneous in your art, which is really the creative act in its smallest movement: at some point, ideas seem to come from nowhere, and many artists have commented on how mysterious a process it is. To do creative work requires so much more […]
Read more1. The imagination works differently in different people, and there’s a way to find specific ways of working that suit your personality. This seems like such an obvious thing to say, but how many times do we hear people talk honestly and openly about how ideas and stories unfold or show up in their minds […]
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