Creativity

“When I’m in writing mode for a novel, I get up at four a.m. and work for five to six hours. In the afternoon, I run for ten kilometers or swim for fifteen hundred meters (or do both), then I read a bit and listen to some music. I go to bed at nine p.m. I keep to this routine every day without variation. The repetition itself becomes the important... See more

A consequence of democratizing creativity is that we may have inadvertently sterilized our technical creative knowledge. There will always be 100x more beginners than practicing artists, and so it’s far more profitable to share “how to start” than “how to actually do the thing.”

“Sometimes it feels like your life is a job and your house is a store.” This is what it feels like in a world that’s already been sold.

The streetwear instinct for limited drops has its own roots in ‘90s culture — hip-hop, skateboarding, and their outsider status. The idea to do things limited, to intentionally craft a drop to make it special, if you know you know, echoes those ‘90s scenes.

The Self is always trying to reach you, through dreams, synchronicities, and chance meetings or ideas.

The still, small voice is always trying to get your attention.

You just have to let it.

And the more you do, the more reverence and sacredness you feel for this mystery.

Thus the “religious experience.”

This is, in a nutshell, what Jung was on about... See more

It’s probably fair to call Rick Ruben our leading figurehead in non-rational creativity. There’s much I respect about A Creative Act (2023)—I think psychological attunement is real—I just think it’s a bad starting point for beginners. Ruben is famous for unlocking artists who were a decade or more into their journey. Surrendering your ego makes a... See more