The higher creativity you seek is not about making better things. It is about making truer things. And truth, as it turns out, is incredibly inefficient.

You stop asking “Is this good?” and start asking “Is this alive?” The Artist-s Way- A Spiritual Path to Higher Cr...

That, it turns out, is the path.

And you get back to work.

And yes, you will still be cranky. The neighbor’s dog will still bark. Greg the inner critic will still show up with his clipboard. The higher creativity you seek is not about

But now, you hand him a rubber chicken.