For me, a creative life is about envisioning futures that don’t yet exist and finding small ways to bring them into being—through the ideas I shape at work, the conversations I spark with friends, or the rituals I build into my day. It means choosing curiosity over fear, whether that’s trying something new, asking the harder question, or noticing

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Yancey Strickler’s Nine Creative Meditations

1. To me or to the mean - Focus on what makes your work strange or unique rather than trying to fit in with what everyone else is doing.

2. You are your audience - Create work that satisfies your own desires and interests rather than trying to please an imagined mass audience.

3. Small is more rewarding than big -

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