Charlie Kaufman has written movies like Adaptation, Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Anomalisa, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, and others. What I love most about Charlie Kaufman is the depth of his thinking, and how his art expresses truth. The following are quotes from a BAFTA lecture he gave on 30 … Read more
Sometimes the best thing you can do when you suffer from writer’s block is to procrastinate more productively; like watching movies about writing. I don’t know why, but there’s something to losing yourself in a well-written story about writers that somehow unclogs my creative pipes, and I hope it does the same for you too. … Read more
In 1978 Brunello Cucinelli founded a luxury fashion brand in Italy, but what’s most remarkable about him is his life’s story. He grew up as the son of a farmer, leading oxen over the fields. He also fondly remembers the Italian cafes, where people would drink coffee at two in the morning, play card games, … Read more
Morning pages have been a creative game changer for me. It’s a simple practice of writing out whatever is on your mind first thing in the morning, with pen on paper. There’s much more to it, but essentially it’s as simple as that. You can literally start writing morning pages with just that information. If … Read more
Every creative has heard, and maybe at some point spoken these words at some point: trust the process. I surely have. I still do. It’s beautiful, and it feels deeply true to me. But there’s also the flipside to that coin: is this the artist’s equivalent of believing in Santa Claus? Maybe it’s beautiful and … Read more
Many people associate creativity with something visual, and so I thought it would be an interesting exercise to see visual representations of creativity, and offer them as free images to use for any purpose whatsoever. You can use all of these images for your own creative projects, I’ve made them available under a Creative Commons … Read more
In The Varieties of Religious Experience, William James makes a distinction between two kinds of religious people: the ordinary religious believer versus the religious genius. The ordinary religious believer This is the person who oftentimes from his upbringing has been taught to be part of a particular religion. Most Christians are Christians because their parents … Read more
I’ve always liked cubism, but I was most familiar with Picasso’s work. What I didn’t know was that the development of cubism was really a creative collaboration between two artists. While Picasso gained incredible fame and wealth, and became indeed the first celebrity artist, the other one is largely forgotten outside of the art world: … Read more
We’re all on a healing journey. Healing from past traumas, healing from unresolved pain, healing from the wounds inflicted upon us and the scars of fear they left behind in our psyche. There are destructive and creative forces at work within each of us—and more proactively engaging with those creative energies is ultimately what will … Read more
I’m a somewhat weird creature. At times, I’m absolutely perfectionistic. Other times, I’m the exact opposite: seemingly careless and inattentive. It’s a very odd combination, paradoxical, but when did human beings ever make sense? But let’s look at the perfectionism first, and why I consider myself a recovering perfectionist. The thing about perfectionism is that … Read more