# Creativity

By Mason Currey

[The Real Cost of Making Art (And Why It’s Worth It)](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/real-cost-making-art-worth-bookbite/59546/) [Arts & Culture](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/art-culture) [Book Bites](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/book-bites) [Creativity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/creativity)

Art and money are strange bedfellows.

By Neal Allen & Anne Lamott

[How to Write Sentences People Actually Want to Read](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/write-sentences-people-actually-want-read-bookbite/59378/) [Arts & Culture](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/art-culture) [Book Bites](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/book-bites) [Creativity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/creativity)

Nowadays, everybody’s a writer.

By Blythe Harris & Mallory May

[The 5-Minute Creativity Habit Anyone Can Start](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/5-minute-creativity-habit-anyone-can-start-bookbite/59223/) [Arts & Culture](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/art-culture) [Book Bites](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/book-bites) [Creativity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/creativity)

Creativity isn’t a talent—it’s a practice.

By Robert Hazen & Michael Wong

[This New Theory Upends 150 Years of Established Science](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/new-theory-upends-150-years-established-science-bookbite/59101/) [Book Bites](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/book-bites) [Creativity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/creativity) [Science](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/science)

Evolution is everywhere.

By Chris Duffy

[The Big Benefits of Not Taking Yourself So Seriously](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/big-benefits-not-taking-seriously-bookbite/58620/) [Book Bites](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/book-bites) [Creativity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/creativity) [Happiness](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/happiness)

Looking for laughs can lead to big, serious ideas.

By Editors

[The Next Big Idea Club’s Staff Picks of 2025](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/next-big-idea-clubs-staff-picks-2025/58504/) [Creativity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/creativity) [Habits & Productivity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/habits) [Happiness](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/happiness)

These are the 2025 titles the Next Big Idea Club staff couldn’t stop thinking about.

By Melissa Bernstein

[A Five-Step Recipe for Creative Breakthroughs](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/five-step-recipe-creative-breakthroughs-bookbite/58384/) [Book Bites](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/book-bites) [Creativity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/creativity) [Entrepreneurship](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/entrepreneurship)

Develop a start-from-scratch mentality.

By Editors

[The Next Big Idea Club’s Official Selection for Season 28](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/next-big-idea-clubs-official-selection-season-28/58012/) [Creativity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/creativity) [Politics & Economics](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/politics)

The Next Big Idea Club has selected its can’t-miss nonfiction read of Season 28.

By Walter Isaacson

[Timeless Lessons From Penning the Declaration of Independence](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/timeless-lessons-penning-declaration-independence-bookbite/57962/) [Book Bites](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/book-bites) [Creativity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/creativity) [Politics & Economics](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/politics)

Innovation is a collaborative endeavor.

By Nick Foster

[These 4 Mindsets Shape How We Think About the Future](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/4-mindsets-shape-think-future-bookbite/57237/) [Book Bites](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/book-bites) [Creativity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/creativity) [Design](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/design)

Thinking about the future is more important than ever.

By Maggie Smith

[5 Pep Talks That Will Motivate Any Artist](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/5-pep-talks-will-motivate-artist-bookbite/55601/) [Arts & Culture](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/art-culture) [Book Bites](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/book-bites) [Creativity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/creativity)

Creativity is our birthright as human beings.

By Anne-Laure Le Cunff

[The Art of Goal-Setting: How to Live Free Instead of Under Pressure](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/art-goal-setting-live-free-instead-pressure-bookbite/54478/) [Book Bites](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/book-bites) [Career](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/career) [Creativity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/creativity)

Life isn’t meant to be climbed like a ladder.