Do you ever feel like no matter how hard you try to find clarity around your art and what you're trying to convey with it, you're always stuck in the weeds? I certainly do. Even after years of writing and revising my novel, I often feel no clearer about what I'm trying to write than I was at the beginning (well, maybe I feel a little clearer!). In this episode I have a conversation with an inspiring video by industrial designer John Mauriello about the "black puzzle" of creative work. I discuss how to deal with the inherent ambiguity and uncertainty of the creative process, and why those things are a feature, not a bug, of the creative process.

John Mauriello's video on why society hates creative people