How to Be Creative

Great news! You can be a creator. Follow these steps to find your inner writer, composer, finger-painter, chef, lyricist, entrepreneur or professional Tweeter.

matt richtel
Feb 4, 2019 · 14 min read
Illustrations: Christopher DeLorenzo

You know how you’ve got this image of the creator as a somewhat crazy, slightly unbalanced person lost in his or her own head? I have great news. You are one, too…

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