This week we're looking at one of the hardest decisions a creator can make: When is it time to admit an idea isn't panning out and move on? It can be agonizing to put aside a piece of work in which you've invested time and care and effort, but sometimes it's not just the best choice, it's the only one that makes sense.
Plus: Loud noises, Labrador footwarmers, Italian getaways, toboggans of regret, beans on toast, the world's longest putt, unconscionable delays and a big steely swan-like metaphor in the sky.
This week we're talking about doing what you're bad at. Why do some people charge blindly full speed ahead, and others try to shrink...
Is it frivolous to do creative work when the world seems to be falling apart around you? Or can it be a palliative --...
It's one of the paradoxes of creative life: the longer you do it, the more tools you acquire, the more it becomes the goal...
