Hacking Creativity
For decades, creativity was treated like a mystery. An act of divine inspiration. A muse whispering in the dark. Neuroscience has since stripped away the myth, not to kill the magic, but to map it. We now know creativity isn’t a single “spot” in the brain. It’s a
Hacking Creativity
In a world where innovation drives progress, many turn to unconventional methods to spark their creative fire. Enter psilocybin, the active compound found in certain species of mushrooms, often dubbed "magic mushrooms." Long revered in indigenous cultures for its mind-expanding properties, psilocybin is at the forefront of scientific
Hacking Creativity
Ideas come and go. Execution is the part that decides whether your idea becomes real or dies in the notes. Every creative knows the rush of the spark, the flash where something brilliant forms in your mind, perfect, clean, alive. But most ideas never survive the morning. They decay in
Hacking Creativity
You sit down to create, and nothing. The screen or page stares back. Every thought feels flat, forced, or worse, familiar. Idea-block is the creative freeze that can hit anyone who makes things for a living. Designers, writers, strategists, founders - we all hit that silent wall where inspiration used
Hacking Creativity
Long before creativity was a topic of neuroscience or productivity, Indigenous peoples understood it as something sacred, a current that flowed through ritual, breath, and connection to the natural world. One such ritual substance is hapé (also spelled rapé), a finely ground preparation of powdered tobacco, plants and ashes used
Hacking Creativity
Creativity is often seen as a mysterious gift, a spark that ignites novel ideas and groundbreaking innovations. But what if the secret to unlocking your creative potential lies not just in practice or talent, but in something as fundamental as your mood? From a neuroscientific perspective, a positive mood is
Hacking Creativity
We all want better ideas. But most people wait for them like a bolt of lightning that may or may not strike. The truth is, ideas don’t arrive out of nowhere. They assemble themselves out of everything we’ve seen, felt, and thought before. Ideation is less about summoning