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We've Turned Creativity Talk into Baloney
Saving creativity from the palm readers
Oct 8, 2025 • Todd Shaffer
Why We Should Study Creativity?
Creativity is a hard landscape that needs right orientation
Sep 29, 2025 • Todd Shaffer
Don’t Become the Creative “You Were Meant to Be”
Become a Creative Who Can Adapt and Endure
Sep 10, 2025 • Todd Shaffer
The Power of Creative Identity in Growth
We need to tear down the fences that we've installed in our minds
Sep 9, 2025 • Todd Shaffer
The Power of the Creative First Lap
Perfectionism keeps us from starting. Here's how to fix that.
Jul 3, 2025 • Todd Shaffer
Break the Rule of Breaking the Rules
Or are we just punching at shadows in the dark?
Jan 8, 2025 • Todd Shaffer
Give Yourself Permission to Create
10 Reasons we don't create
Dec 19, 2024 • Todd Shaffer
The Creative Legacy of Howard Pyle's Teaching
Let your soul flow into your picture
Dec 11, 2024 • Todd Shaffer
The Creative Underground
The Creative Underground
A newsletter of creative common sense born from working 35 years across many creative disciplines alongside creative professionals in film, animation, writing, art, and music.
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