Journalist Rob Walker on attention, originality, and why noticing the things other people are missing is essential to the creative process.

Rob Walker: It Hurts to Be Present

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A look at how the ideas that we inherit very young can limit or expand the way that we relate to ourselves and our creativity.

How ideas shape us

A deep dive into how we create, relate to, and maintain our digital selves/personas/brands — and can we ever truly leave them behind? Or reinvent them? Or start anew?

The Digital Self, Reinvention, and Coming Out of the Chrysalis with Cody Cook-Parrott

The myths that drive our creativity, how they create suffering, and how we can ignite our creativity by embracing the power of the collective.

All creativity happens in relationship

Writer and teacher Sebene Selassie on cultivating self-reliance through solo travel, the power of acknowledging what you’ve accomplished, and finding your authentic voice.

Creative Rhythms, Traveling Alone, and Going Towards the Love with Sebene Selassie

Jocelyn K. Glei on the tension between "the urgency of productivity" and the rhythms of "creative necessity."

Rob Walker: It Hurts to Be Present

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