Tag: Practice

Creative Fluency

How many ideas or solutions can you develop within a given time frame?

The more we create—and train our minds to think creatively—the faster we become at generating ideas.

In 2016, I was commissioned for a conceptual illustration project and came up with four different ideas.

By 2022, that number had grown to over forty—within the same time frame.

Practice inevitably leads to creative fluency.

Creative fluency isn’t about finding the one brilliant idea.

It’s about generating dozens fast—without judgment or hesitation.

It’s not the skill to make a choice.

It’s the ability to create many choices.

Creativity Demands Determination

Determination:
[de- = “completely” + terminare = “to limit, end” (from terminus = “boundary, limit”)]

= “bringing something to an end”


Ideas end where determination stops.

Creativity isn’t about our ideas, the outcome, or any tangible result.

It’s about who we become along the way.

The joy of the creative act comes with a bill of commitment and initiative.

It asks us
to show up—even when inspiration fades and doubt creeps in.
To experiment in the unfamiliar.
To face our fears of failure.
To break through comfort zones and expectations.
To question our views and even our values.
To keep going—especially when distraction is tempting.

And push through resistance.

The result is like a trophy—just proof of our participation.

The real reward is meeting our most creative and courageous selves.

And the more we persist, the more we stand out.

Creativity is Not a Destination

Creativity is not a destination—it’s a lifelong journey.

Dedicating our time and attention to the creative act is one of the most promising, fruitful, satisfying, and courageous investments we can make in ourselves.

Once unleashed, it multiplies infinitely—each realized idea holds seeds for the next, just like fruit.

The art and challenge is to cultivate it in our lives with patience and faith.