Category Archives: Creativity Boosts

Stuff You’ll Want to Read: On Living a Creative Life

Sarah White June 19, 2017 Creativity Boosts / Life0 Comments

I read a lot of stuff every week and it seemed like this week in particular there was a lot of good stuff about living a creative life and just having the right attitude about things that I thought was valuable and worth sharing. I’d love to know what you’re …

How to Make Creativity a Priority? Put it On Your Schedule

Sarah White May 8, 2017 Creativity Boosts / Life0 Comments

I’ve been doing this 100 Day Project for a little over a month now, and it’s been easier and harder than I thought it would be. I picked a thing — hand lettering — that I knew I needed to practice, but that I hoped wouldn’t take a huge amount …

The Short Film about Creativity and Life Every Parent Needs to See

Sarah White May 5, 2017 Creativity Boosts / Life0 Comments

A super-short film about creativity has inspired me, and it will inspire you, too. This is so good. If you need to cry today, or have a transcendent experience, hang with me for a few. The short film Alike had been on my radar for a while, but I finally …

Establish a Creative Practice with the 100 Day Project

Sarah White April 4, 2017 Creativity Boosts1 Comment

I’m a sucker for challenges. I don’t usually complete them, but even trying you get farther than you would have not doing anything, right? So when I was reminded again yesterday of the 100 Day Project, which started today (April 4 for those of you in the future), I decided …

How to Be More Creative: Lessons from a Buddhist Nun

Sarah White March 28, 2017 Creativity Boosts / Life0 Comments

What can a cooking Buddhist nun form South Korean teach us about how to be more creative? A lot, actually. It seems a strange combination, even to me, but I love watching shows about food while I work out. Looking at beautiful food is inspiring, and somehow it doesn’t make …

Are You in a Creative Slump? The Magic of Starting Small

Sarah White March 6, 2017 Creativity Boosts2 Comments

Need help getting out of a creative slump? Try starting small. The weight of it is heavy. Like carrying around a heavy bag, all the time. Unbalanced. Frustrated. Not quite myself. A tug at my heart knowing what I could be doing if only I felt like doing it. A …

How to Survive a Creative Slump

Sarah White February 21, 2017 Creativity Boosts / Life3 Comments

This year has been hard for me creatively. I just haven’t felt like making anything. I’ve been doing a little knitting here and there, maybe a tiny bit of sewing and some mending. But I haven’t felt inspired or really fired up to make anything. Or to write much. Creative …