E105. Dealing With Lack of Clarity in the Creative Experience

Do you ever feel like no matter how hard you try to find clarity around your art and what you're trying to convey with it, you're always stuck in the weeds? I certainly do. Even after years of writing and revising my novel, I often feel no clearer about what I'm trying to write than I was at the beginning (well, maybe I feel a little clearer!). In this episode I have a conversation with an inspiring video by industrial designer John Mauriello about the "black puzzle" of creative work. I discuss how to deal with the inherent ambiguity and uncertainty of the creative process, and why those things are a feature, not a bug, of the creative process.

John Mauriello's video on why society hates creative people