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Nearly two years ago, I published “The Passion Economy and the Future of Work,” which laid out a vision for online work that was informed by and a reaction to the challenges of the gig economy.

Take four minutes to think of 10 nouns that are unrelated to one another and as far apart from each other in meaning as possible. Your score will reveal how creative you are, according to scientists studying how to measure creativity.

I was watching blogger Tim Urban’s TED talk about procrastination with my kids this morning, and we all laughed at the part where he described the panic monster, because I think we’ve all experienced the elevated level of stress and anxiety that kicks in as a deadline approaches. I don’t know what it is, but there’s something that happens, perhaps no matter how well prepared we are, where about a week or two out from a performance or audition, there’s an increase in these nagging, repetitive, negative thoughts as the impending moment of truth draws nearer. Like an escalating series

We all thought we'd achieve so much during the lockdowns. Without distractions like pubs, cinema and general socialising, we'd be free to start new side projects, brush up on our software skills, maybe...

Trans singer/songwriter ANJIMILE on music as spiritual transcendence, how his songs write him, and simply being happy to be alive.

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Every artist experiences the downturn of inspiration at some point. Try these five pointers to get you on the way back to creativity.

Artist Katherine Ball discusses apprenticing with nature, being an ecosystem, and remaining curious as well as optimistic.

Designer, illustrator, and Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan discusses ditching balance, making time for creative work, why mistakes can be useful, and the importance of personal projects.

Resourcefulness is the 'X' factor. Find out what it is, and how to develop an invaluable trait that will help you make the most of any situation in life.

In his last series, the artist Patrick Cabral created impressive papercut pieces. They were inspired by the Dinagyang Festival that occurs in the Philippines, w

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More Thoughts on the Life and Times of Rev. Robert Stephen Hawker Last week, I mused on the pranks and practices of Robert Stephen Hawker , ...

Learn how to create mood in painting. This step by step landscape demo teaches how to create high, low, and middle key paintings.

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In the Films.Dance project choreographer Jacob Jonas celebrates dance as an act of freedom and communion through 15 films posted on Instagram. An idea that is a

After a big creative project, I often experience a downturn in my motivation. What's the remedy for this?

In his essay ‘Persecution and the Art of Writing’ (1941), the political philosopher Leo Strauss painted a picture of intellectual life that should offend me as a person with political commitments to democracy and egalitarianism, and philosophical commitments to pluralism and against monism, yet I return to it again and again. I want to understand why.