The transformative powerhouse that is creative play

Adults tend to have lost the space in our lives for play. We may even be optimizing our recreation, focusing not on joy, but on self-improvement.

The book that rocked the writing world with Zen Buddhist practices

Natalie Goldberg saw ways her meditation practice felt connected to a healthy writing practice – and compiled some of her thoughts on this in Writing Down the Bones.

What science tells us about the secret to the flow state

What characterizes a flow state — and makes it different than just focusing on something?

Michaela Coel and the creative misfit's manifesto

Often, we think about “successful” art as art that finds the widest, most adoring audience. Coel offers a different definition of success: not the biggest audience, but the right one.

How a tarot reading shows us why creativity needs rules

It seems intuitive that we need to let go of rules and tap into unfettered imagination to live creatively — here's why rules are actually a powerful tool.