Childlike Wonder: Don’t Let It Slip Away
As I get older, it occurs to me that I’m in danger of losing touch with the childlike wonder that makes life worth living. In order to get much joy… Read more »
Category: Creativity Boosting & Inspiration
The Reproduction of Creativity
Today I’m going to teach you a class that I’ll bet you missed in high school biology: The reproduction of creativity. (Don’t worry. This isn’t the sort of class where… Read more »
Cooking for Creativity and Mental Health
In the past year and a half, I’ve discovered a new passion: Cooking. (And baking.) Believe me, I’m more surprised by this development than anyone else. Growing up, my mother… Read more »
Start With “The End.”
For most writers, writing the words, “The End” is the culmination of months (or years) of effort. It marks the completion of a project and is cause for a moment… Read more »
You Don’t Have to Monetize Every Skill
In today’s culture, in America especially, there is a pressure to monetize every single skill that you possess. It doesn’t matter what it is… It could be something utterly obscure… Read more »
Journaling with Coloring Books
I’ve written before about my enjoyment of coloring. Long before adult coloring books became a thing, I was buying kid’s coloring books and some crayons and having fun. Now that… Read more »
The Cause of My First Creativity Dark Age
A few months ago, I wrote a piece about surviving the Creativity Dark Ages. The Dark Ages are those periods where you want to create, but it simply doesn’t seem… Read more »
Peace and Joy in the University Library
It’s my favorite time of the year! No, not Christmas (at least not entirely), although I love that, too. Actually, my favorite season does have something to do with Christmas,… Read more »
Creativity: Let’s Talk About What That Means
An “incident” this week got me all worked up about creativity and what the heck we are (or are not) teaching our kids and ourselves about it. Before I go… Read more »
Better Writing Through Lego
And now for something a little different… It’s no secret that I’m a huge Lego fan. I have been ever since I was a kid, although I went through a… Read more »