What’s the worst that could happen? No, seriously: This is the worst that could happen.

Every trade has its tools. But they serve a variety of purposes, from signifiers of status to objects of desire.

Here's a creativity brain puzzler: Is it better to break new ground or to keep polishing the same act until it gleams?

Is GTD an aid to creative work, or is it the exact opposite of what creativity needs?

Can creativity be malign? Or is it always just... creativity?

Criticism, self-criticism, and the worst heckle ever.

You’re not a fraud. You only think you are.

How do you get your audience in the tent? And how do you send them happy at the end?

How do we measure success in creative work?

Is it frivolous to do creative work when the world seems to be falling apart around you?

Do anger and other negative emotions unlock creativity?

It's almost impossible to get creative work done without discipline, but not all of us are naturally disciplined creators. That's where habit and routine come in.

Style is the beautiful face we put on what we do. 

Ideas are one thing, results are another, and the distance between them can only be traversed by work.