The secret to Disney’s storytelling formula

Follow this ancient script to face any problem

A letter to your future self

To remain an artist when you grow up

Thinking like a kid is a superpower

A childlike mindset spurs creativity

The danger of idealizing the past

It’s easy to dislike Al the toy collector, the villain of Toy Story 2.

You can dance if you want to

What a pole-dancing grandma taught me about creativity

36.2 lessons for 36 years

It’s my birthday today

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2. Getting started is always the hardest part. Objects at rest tend to stay at rest, and objects in motion want to stay in motion. Just get on with it.

The time of my life

About 37 days ago, I started working on a secret project.

The source of all creativity

There is no new thing under the sun.” — the Book of Ecclesiastes

The purpose of life

The moment my daughter was born, I was hit with a wave of two feelings. The first emotion was a profound sense of…

How to set the world on fire

Focus is the only way to move from ideas to reality