Great article, I just wrote one about creativity also.

It is so true that “Fear of failure hinders creativity” and if we can accept that we fail and we learn from it – that it is not the end when we do fail, then we don’t stifle our creative momentum.

“…as we further ourselves physically from the problem the more able we are to tackle that problem in a creative, innovative, and out of the box kind of way.”

It makes so much sense! I’m a big fan of getting a change of scene—especially a physically active one, outside, on a walk—and am always telling people on Twitter who say they are feeling stuck to take a walk. It does help to have a sense for why this works, and how to leverage cognitive distance even more. Thanks for the insight!

Thank you for making your passion for positive change explicit. Sometimes, I can think things and even say them all I want, but it isn’t until I make them public in some way that I know I’m committed.

I can’t wait to see what you do next!

I hear ya! I think this is an important point:
“Some of us grow in solitude, pulling from within, but many of us value and seek communal growth.” I’ve recently discovered that, as much as I enjoy alone time to reflect and do what I think of as “growing,” my sharpest moments of growth have come through my connections with others. Similar to how babies learn language, having a human “mirror” to reflect off of can make all the difference.

Love the blog posts. I suspect you and I are traveling very similar paths at the moment…

All my best,
Phoebe