Creative Thinking

Make August playful again

Adults need play, too. So let's make this a month of joy!

Here are my 12 simple rules for a better, juicier, more creative life. What are yours?

Deirdre Kashdan spent 27 years guarding a secret. Now she’s using her art to reveal it, showing it's never too late to make art that matters

Collect rejections. Wear them as a badge of honour. The only way to get to the yes you want is to get comfortable with hearing no.

Creative is not a noun. It's a verb, something you do. So do your verbs, whatever your field. Write, play, move, make. Especially now.

You're not broken. There is nothing wrong with you. You just need a rest.

Sometimes it's hard to let go of a creative project. So here are seven reasons why you can't seem to finish – and how to get it done

If your creative efforts are all feeling a bit pointless at the moment, this is for you.

Choose three key things every day. And get them done. Simples!

One of Britain's best-known artists on creative routines, meditation as a tool, and what he does with work that doesn't yet work.

The best time to begin your next big creative project? Now.

My memories of a 35-year-old magazine cover. And what it might teach us now, about creative process.