Courtney’s Blog
Writing about the creative process and how to use it every day. Because life should be creative.
All articles seen here are also published in Substack.
Paths, not screens
The way we think and talk about building things affects the way in which they are actually built—this article expresses a helpful mental model for thinking about the ‘screens’ and ‘features’ we build when building digitally—let’s think more about the path.
Do away with that which no longer serves you: 12 behaviors to leave behind as we enter 2024
12 behaviors to leave behind as we enter 2024
How a small act of kindness became an act of prolific giving
The story of how the 500 paintings project began.
A look inside my house: deep dive on my home renovation journey
Deep dive into my renovation journey.
Navigating the Creative Labyrinth: Embracing the Messy Middle
Strategies to help you navigate and grow from the creative process
Creative Act: Developing a writing practice
How my career has helped deliver me to the practice of writing, and what I'm hoping to achieve through it
Art Experience: National Gallery Edinburgh
A summary and insights from my visit to the National Gallery in Edinburgh.
37 knowns: Lessons and principles from 37 years of being
37 lessons and principles from 37 years of being
The Art of Surrender
How to carve out time and space in order to gift yourself the experience of creative flow.
Creative Act: Running the London Marathon
How I used the creative process to run the London Marathon.
Owning the Creative Process
Observe, act, fail, learn and try, try again: what Leonardo da Vinci can teach us about the creative process.