How to Build Antifragile Systems That Thrive
When Chaos Feeds Creativity You sit down to work, but your mind is already racing. New ideas keep surfacing, projects demand attention, and your task list feels more like an avalanche than a roadmap. It’s easy to see chaos as the enemy—something to control, eliminate, or out-organize. Most creative productivity advice focuses on resisting uncertainty […]
Systems Thinking for Creatives: An Introduction
Does the word “system” make your creative instincts want to run and hide? Many creatives I’ve taught initially resist building “systems” to support their work, believing them to be complex, rigid, and creativity killers. This belief couldn’t be more wrong. The reality is you’re already using powerful systems—without realizing it. Systems shape every aspect of […]
Return to Your Creative Center: Break Free from Overwhelm with Daily Reflection
Picture this: You’re sitting at your desk, notebooks filled with half-formed ideas competing with digital files of works-in-progress, while your mind races with possibilities. You can feel your creative center somewhere beneath the chaos, but each new opportunity pulls you further from that quiet place of clarity and purpose. Many of the creatives I work […]