Art
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You Are Responsible for the Care and Feeding of Your Ideas
When I was younger, libraries and bookstores made me melancholy. Every time I entered a bright roomful of books, a sinister little voice told me, “Here are at least ten million ideas that smarter, sexier people beat you to. What’s the point?” You too may have experienced this melancholy. And after years of writing and…
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Why Creativity Hurts (and Why It’s Worth It)
Understanding the need for creative struggle will helps us get through the toughest patches.
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The Creative Need for Solitude
Creativity and solitude have an interdependent relationship. In order to be creative, we must learn to thrive alone with our thoughts.
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“Art Before Dishes”: On the Need to Prioritize Creativity
Creative downtime is a need, not a luxury. If you juggle too many responsibilities, start with this simple mantra: “art before dishes.”
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Beauty, Nature, and the Art of “Unselfing”
“Unselfing” is the term the philosopher Iris Murdoch uses to describe how both nature and art can make us better, more virtuous people.
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What A Blind Painter Can Teach Us About Failure, Constraints, and Creativity
John Bramblitt didn’t become a world-class artist until after he went blind. Here are 3 important lessons we can learn.
