ONCE UPON A time, artists had jobs. And not “advising the Library of Congress on its newest Verdi acquisition” jobs, … More
Tag: Creativity
The Artist`s Way – A spiritual path to higher creativity
Just over 30 years ago, Julia Cameron’s agent gave her the immortally bad advice that no one was going to … More
Codependency and Creative Community
“Come to my state and read poems from the book over which you spent five years laboring. It’ll cost $400 … More
Perfectionism can lead to fear of failure rather than better work
Perfectionism is a widespread modus operandi among artists. In an essay inspired by the film Solo, our author reflects why … More
Stoic Principles Every Creative Needs To Thrive
Ancient philosophy and creative work are rarely thought analogous. Maybe they should. Creative work of any kind—a book, a screenplay, … More
True freedom is a luxury of the mind
In his influential paper of 1943, A Theory of Human Motivation, the American psychologist Abraham Maslow proposed that healthy human … More
Flow – The key to unlocking meaning, creativity, peak performance, and true happiness
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s investigations of “optimal experience” have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness … More
12 stages of burnout according to psychologists Herbert Freudenberger and Gail North
We often don’t realize that we’re suffering from burnout until it’s too late. When we push our creativity and productivity … More
Mental Support for Creative Minds 