Letters About Creativity

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166 / Bedroom-able Art

My theory about how innovative art gets made.

• 7 minute read

155 / Have No Idols

Treat famous people like cats please.

• 3 minute read

152 / The Work Is Done

My litmus test for knowing when a project is finished.

• 3 minute read

150 / Fog

I feel stuck between two worlds. Thoughts on how to be comfortable when you’re lost.

• 3 minute read

149 / The Factory of Broken Dreams

What happens when you can’t achieve your dreams?

• 4 minute read

147 / The Art Of Surrender

The secret to great creative collaborations.

• 4 minute read

146 / Love and Gratitude

Advice for staying motivated through long projects.

• 4 minute read

142 / Work Flow

Three principles for optimised creativity (Updated!)

• 7 minute read

141 / Write What You Know

How to find your original voice in this noisy world.

• 4 minute read

138 / The Long Game Manifesto

Reflecting on a decade of playing the long game

• 5 minute read

136 / One Day You'll Be Ready Too

On finding the focus and commitment to write a book

• 2 minute read

131 / The Permanence of Paper

Will my art outlive me?

• 3 minute read

128 / Creative Friends

You don’t have to look far to find inspiring musicians, painters and poets in your world.

• 1 minute read

125 / Silence The Influencers

Some notes on the challenge of finding your own voice in this noisy world

• 5 minute read

122 / Hibernation Contemplation

As the nights draw in, I’m learning the value of some intentional wintering.

• 3 minute read