Creativity arises from making new connections—contemplate unexpected things together. Don’t wait for moments of inspiration to strike. Creativity is a muscle; exercise it. There’s a logic to creativity: find what works for you, break it down, and you have a process that can serve you forever. Unstructured freedom is the enemy of true creative

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Because as we’ve sped up, as we’ve gotten dulled by algorithmically-driven content and creativity, as we’ve nestled into our bubbles and shied away from challenge, as we’ve been subjected to yet another sequel versus something new, as we’ve slowed up on reading and grappling with complex concepts... I fear we’ve stopped yearning for truly expansive... See more

The skilful bookshop owner and the gifted editor have lessons for our professional lives as well as our pleasures. Can you make connections other people cannot? Can you identify a helpful analogy? Will you bring an outsider’s perspective? Can you reconfigure existing information in a new and original way? Can you take one position while still

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