Creativity resources
This page isn't just for people ready to book a session — if you're curious about the practice of creative work and want to look around before (or instead of) working with anyone here, this is for you too.
Notes on staying in a creative practice long enough for it to matter: what a creative block usually actually is, how to structure practice time so it survives a busy week, and how to share unfinished work without it costing you the will to finish it.
Below is a running, personal collection — books, talks, and papers our coaches actually go back to, each tagged with who recommends it, not a generic reading list assembled for the page.
Creative Block as a Signal, Not a Verdict
Paper · Recommended by Marcus
An academic look at creative block as useful information about process rather than evidence about talent. Denser reading than most of what's on this page, but Marcus keeps coming back to its reframing of block as data, not a verdict.
Read PaperTalent Doesn't Skip the Boring Part
Video · Recommended by Priya
A talk on the unglamorous middle of any creative practice — the stretch after the initial excitement and before anything is good enough to show anyone. Priya recommends this to clients who feel like they're the only ones finding the work slow and unglamorous some days.
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The Practice of Practice
Book · Recommended by Sam
A short, unglamorous book about the mechanics of staying with creative work day to day — less about inspiration, more about what a sustainable practice actually looks like once the novelty of a new project wears off. Sam hands this to almost every new client in the first few weeks.
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