[Weekly Retro] My beliefs on Creativity
#281 - May.2026
Weekly Retro is a short e-mail with a wrap-up of ideas from the week, interesting links I found, and food for thought before you head off for the weekend.
Happy Friday!
Here is a quick idea for the weekend:
My beliefs on Creativity 💡:
- Creativity is innate to humans. All kids are creatives.
- We lose our creative drive as we become adults since we start caring about what others think about us.
- Losing the creative drive is a personal decision. You can change that.
- Takes a while to find your best medium to express your creativity. Worth testing many options.
- Curiosity is the fuel for creativity. If you don't seek, you won't find the signals.
- Creativity cannot be measured with success metrics. Is not a goal, is a journey.
- The biggest blocker for creativity is not taking the first step to act/build.
📖 Article I've been thinking about
Multi-disciplinary artist Jack Rusher on the need to sustain your creative drive in the face of technological change – The Creative Independent
Multi-disciplinary artist Jack Rusher discusses habit as excellence, what scientists and artists have in common, and the influence of AI on creativity.
Rebecca Hiscott
Jack Rusher talks about what scientists and artists share in common. The part about AI and creativity is very interesting: he doesn't see AI as a threat to creative expression. Worth the read.
✉️ Long-form post on Creativity
Imagination, curiosity, and courage
Creativity isn’t just for artists - it’s for everyone.
César Rodríguez
If the main idea this week resonated, this long-form piece goes deeper on the three ingredients of creativity: imagination, curiosity, and courage.
🖋️ Quote of the week
"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." — Pablo Picasso
