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Creative Thinking

The Seven Deadly Sins of Creativity

Ah, there you are! Do come in. Make yourself at home - Meph will take your coat. Please have a…

What Does It Take to Be a Creative Pro? A Conversation with Steven Pressfield

Does professionalism stimulate or stifle creativity? When research is essential for your creative work, how do you avoid it becoming…

7 Ways to Start Your Creative Project for Just $100

I'm pretty sure that up in the clouds there lies a 'Dream Bank' that has way too many deposits in…

Why Freelancers Need Hard Edges in Their Day

Image by Hugh MacLeod We are condemned to be free. (Jean-Paul Sartre) The great thing about working on your own…

How to Broaden Your Creative Horizons with Travel

Being stuck in the same routine day in day out can narrow your creative vision. You see the same things,…

Break Through Creative Blocks with this Unconventional Drawing Technique

Clarity of thought, creative breakthroughs and inner peace whilst having a vacation from your overactive mind? Sound good? You need…

4 Ways Self-Employment Is Less Risky than Getting a Job

Modern society has conditioned us to believe that having a job is the safe route; that the artist's or entrepreneur's…

8 Lessons for Modern Creators from Leonardo da Vinci

This article is about a moment in time that changed the course of Western civilisation forever. An era that began…

20 Ways to Become More Creative, Productive and Successful

Illustration by Oscar Ramos Orozco We all know vegetables and exercise are good for our health - but who'd have…

Seven Powerful Ways to Gain More Confidence in Your Creative Work

One of the biggest problems creative people face isn't a lack of time or money. It's a lack of confidence.…