1. All creatives have an inkling to capture inspiration. According to his son, Victor Hugo would transcribe every conversation he could over hear and many of his character dialogues in his novels came from those transcriptions. The film director, David Lynch uses an audio recorder to collect evocative sounds that might be useful as “fire wood” for future projects. 2. The habit of creating itself is a practice of capturing inspiration.

Perhaps the most fundamental skill uniting all creatives is our ability to identify patterns. Pattern recognition allows us to replicate an effect or intention without flat-out copying our inspiration. Archetypes are possibly the most powerful patterns we get to work with. The term was coined by Carl Jung referring to…

In the creative field, the ability to make quick, effective decisions is critical. Big ones, small ones — every decision could impact the outcome of your project. As such, creative professionals must develop their arsenal to navigate the never-ending path of decisions toward their desired destination. Enter heuristics — The…

Recently, I read Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act, it offers a brilliant perspective on creativity from a music producer who’s worked with many of the great musical legends. Rubin believes all art comes from a personal connection with a greater source. A source we are all connected to.

Quality work does not happen in a vacuum, especially creative work. It’s usually the result of great collaborations and a great deal of feedback. Direct feedback cycles In Malcolm Gladwell’s acclaimed book Outliers, he illustrates that many top performers accrued 10,000 hours of practice while receiving tons of feedback. While the 10,000-hour rule…

As creative professionals, it’s a lot of pressure to not only create pristine work but also to generate high-quality ideas. Ideas are the lifeblood of creative work. An app, a novel, a work of architecture — every project is an accumulation of numerous ideas. Where do these ideas come from…

“If you don’t know what port you are sailing towards, no wind is favorable.” ― Seneca The journey of creating great work is not easy, a North Star helps to endure the inevitable challenges and obstacles. But people don’t stumble upon their North Star, they shape it. This lesson is…

When Bob Dylan arrived in NYC he spent long hours days on end in the New York Public Library. He was mostly reading accounts of life in the 1800s, more specifically, the Civil War. Why? Because he wanted to know what life was…

Does web3 move humanity forward? I know, it’s a big question. It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while now and it led me down a very long and winding road. TL;DR — Maybe. If you’re going to stick with me for the whole story, it starts with desire.