Today’s book: Creativity by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi—the legendary psychologist behind Flow explores how creative people live, think, and thrive—and how you can cultivate creativity as a way of being.
Here’s your 1-minute summary:
- Creativity is a system. It emerges where a person’s talent meets a domain (like art, science, or business) and is recognized by a community.
- Creative people hold contradictions. They’re both disciplined and playful, introverted and extroverted, humble and confident. The word that Mihaly uses to summarize all of them? Complexity.
- Flow fuels creativity. The best ideas arise in deep engagement—where challenge meets skill and time disappears.
- Curiosity drives contribution. Creative people are relentlessly interested—not in being noticed, but in making a difference.
- A meaningful life is a creative one. It’s not about fame—it’s about expression, growth, and leaving something better behind.
You don’t need to be an artist to live creatively. What will you bring to life today with focus and joy?
Again, check out the Notes for more. We've got a class, Creativity 101, as well, along with a bunch of notes on Creativity, including some on Steven Pressfield and his great works, and others.
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