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The Best Articles in Creativity

The most useful articles and videos in Creativity from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.

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Top 5 Creativity Articles

At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Creativity by Refind users in 2023 so far.

  1. How to Create Luck
  2. We all can reach a "flow state." Here's how.
  3. Top 25 Interesting Ideas and Concepts Everyone Should Know
  4. Seven Varieties of Stupidity
  5. What is a picture?

Videos

Watch a video to get a quick overview.

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Short Articles

Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Creativity—all under 10 minutes.

Long Articles

These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Creativity.

Podcasts

On the go? Listen to these Podcasts and audio in Creativity.

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Thought Leaders

We monitor hundreds of thought leaders, influencers, and newsletters in Creativity, including:

swissmiss profile image

swissmiss

Here to defend the bright corners of the world with @creativemorning, @tattly, @teuxdeux, @friendsworkhere. My story in 5 mins: http://youtu.be/rUtABHdlAzg

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Malcolm Gladwell

Skinny Canadian

Christoph Niemann profile image

Christoph Niemann

Visual storyteller

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Ness Labs

The learning community for ambitious knowledge workers. Join us to think better, learn faster, and work happier: http://nesslabs.com/membership 🧠✨

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Paul Williams

Turning brains into idea machines! #marketing #branding #creativity #innovation

Publications

We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Creativity, including:

Ness Labs profile image

Ness Labs

The learning community for ambitious knowledge workers. Join us to think better, learn faster, and work happier: http://nesslabs.com/membership 🧠✨

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UX Collective

Curated stories on user experience, usability, and product design. By @fabriciot and @caioab.

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kottke.org

Something interesting every day from one of the oldest & best independent sites on the Web. Est. 1998. Also at https://botsin.space/@kottke.

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Ryan Holiday

Author of The Obstacle Is The Way, Stillness Is The Key, Ego Is The Enemy @DailyStoic @DailyDadEmail Preorder my newest book The Daily Dad at http://dailydadbook.com

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Aeon+Psyche

Aeon is a magazine of ideas and culture. Psyche is our sister magazine focused on the human condition. Visit http://aeon.co and http://psyche.co for more.

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