Creativity cannot be killed but it can be starved into stagnation by ignorance. Ignorance of the process. Or ignorance about the thing or experience you're trying to create. When we know what we're making, and are confident of our ability to bring it into being, we don't overthink it. It feels as if it just happens. (Dinner, anyone?) But when what we want to create is a stretch for us (million dollars, anyone?), we need to investigate its world, until we know it inside out, until we thoroughly understand it. It's astounding to me how many people say they want, for example, more Read More

Creativity cannot be killed but it can be starved into stagnation by ignorance. Ignorance of the process. Or ignorance about the thing or experience you're trying to create. When we know what we're making, and are confident of our ability to bring it into being, we don't overthink it. It feels as if it just happens. (Dinner, anyone?) But when what we want to create is a stretch for us (million dollars, anyone?), we need to investigate its world, until we know it inside out, until we thoroughly understand it. It's astounding to me how many people say they want, for example, more Read More