Creative isn’t something you become

It’s a process you learn to develop over time. This distinction is important, particularly if you’re coming at creativity from … More

Why starting helps get us unstuck

The hardest thing about writing a draft is starting. Looking at a blank page can leave you feeling as though … More

here’s a high cost to being a maker or creative. Of course I’m talking about the cost of diving into … More

Creativity comes to those who want or need it. Those who are hungry for change, something different, a shake up. … More

Growing up, I don’t think there was anything my parents did—or didn’t do—to impact my creativity. At-least not directly. In-fact: … More

We’re most inspired when something fills the gap between what we know and what we don’t. Too often we lie … More

If you’re at a restaurant and you put a child down in front of a table with a big white … More

Is isolation a necessary component of creative thinking? If we want to have a truly unique idea, the theory goes, … More

Ultimately we are the thing which keeps us from being creative. We, ourselves, are only to blame. Though excuses are … More

I’ve long been a proponent for action as a crucial part of the creative process. Action, I’ve often exclaimed, is … More