Why Creatives Avoid The Work That Would Change Everything

How (NOT) To Use Your Time As A Creative

Use promo code CreativeMindsPod for 15% off your first campaign at https://playlistpush.com/spotify-playlists-promotion [https://playlistpush.com/spotify-playlists-promotion] This one took some time to make, but the YouTube community are reacting well, and I hope those who enjoy the podcast, can get the value I’m trying to put down here too. Distraction, presence, time, patience, reality vs the online space - this piece encapsulates a lot of the themes that are so close to Creative Minds. And yeah, I hope you love it (like I loved making it). This piece was also the first main feature to include three snippets from the CM Conversations - powered by artists and creatives from the newsletter community. I’m linking all their conversations and direct work below - so do go and enjoy those too if one of them speaks to you. Love to all those in here, peace and good luck in your own projects. ✌️❤️, Will Ben Reeves https://insidecreativeminds.substack.com/p/deep-dive-on-creative-process-with [https://insidecreativeminds.substack.com/p/deep-dive-on-creative-process-with] Publications by Ben Reeveshttps://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Ben-Reeves/241394884 [https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Ben-Reeves/241394884] OhPandahhttps://insidecreativeminds.substack.com/p/ohpandah-sobriety-street-art-leaving [https://insidecreativeminds.substack.com/p/ohpandah-sobriety-street-art-leaving] OhPandah’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@ohpandah [https://www.youtube.com/@ohpandah] GOGOhttps://insidecreativeminds.substack.com/p/if-you-stay-present-and-connected [https://insidecreativeminds.substack.com/p/if-you-stay-present-and-connected] GOGO’S radio showhttps://www.dublab.com/shows/the-wavelength [https://www.dublab.com/shows/the-wavelength] Get full access to The Creative Minds Newsletter at insidecreativeminds.substack.com/subscribe [https://insidecreativeminds.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Annahstasia - Navigating Independent Artistry, Self-Definition, & Finding Truth in Live Performance

Use promo code CreativeMindsPod for 15% off your first campaign at https://playlistpush.com/spotify-playlists-promotion [https://playlistpush.com/spotify-playlists-promotion] My attempt with this HTSC series, is to build out a collection of voices that can support the CM community in their own journeys. I hope some of you will resonate with what Annahstasia’s bringing forward here. And please explore any of the interviews further below. Annahstasia on Tether, Lenny Kravitz, and co-starring in Kendrick Lamar's "Luther" | Broken Record Annahstasia on 'Satisfy Me' - What Success Means, Mastering her Craft & Moving On from Modelling Annahstasia Interview: The Making of Tether & Reclaiming Folk Through Soul and Blues Get full access to The Creative Minds Newsletter at insidecreativeminds.substack.com/subscribe [https://insidecreativeminds.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

OhPandah - Sobriety, Street Art, Leaving Instagram, & Self-Permissioned Creative Practice

First things first - go and drop OhPandah a YT follow, you won’t regret it - https://www.youtube.com/@ohpandah/videos This was another conversation that just over-delivered massively for me. It feels like CM Conversations are bringing so much nourishment and goodness into my orbit, and I just couldn’t be happier with how the series is unfolding. I hope you enjoy this one, and if you’re here, I think you will do. ✌️❤️ Will Get full access to The Creative Minds Newsletter at insidecreativeminds.substack.com/subscribe [https://insidecreativeminds.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Why Creatives Avoid The Work That Would Change Everything

Use promo code CreativeMindsPod for 15% off your first campaign at https://playlistpush.com/spotify-playlists-promotion [https://playlistpush.com/spotify-playlists-promotion]Come join the course this spring https://creativeminds.mykajabi.com/DTHTWAITLIST [https://creativeminds.mykajabi.com/DTHTWAITLIST] This one was a bit of a labour of love. Huge thanks to JPEGMAFIA, Tyler, J. Cole, and all the artists featured in it. I hope this piece finds artists and creatives out there, and gives them that push to reflect more honestly on the work they've been avoiding, and move towards those spaces to find greater expansiveness in their ideas and creative practice. The waitlist for the spring cohort is here [https://creativeminds.mykajabi.com/DTHTWAITLIST] It’s been a journey bringing this course to the community in here, and I’m super happy to be at this stage, and nearly ready to open the booking. If you’d like to be part of it, pls drop your email at the above link, and you’ll be the first to know when spots open. Love to all those following as always.And peace,Will Get full access to The Creative Minds Newsletter at insidecreativeminds.substack.com/subscribe [https://insidecreativeminds.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Molly Aitken - Finding Your Creative Voice, Writing a Book as a New Parent, & Sharing Authentically on Social Media.

The season here continues in fantastic fashion. And honestly, if you know a fellow creative who doesn’t follow this already - this is surely the time to tell them. I’m very proud and pleased to be sharing all these creatives and artists with you - and today, writer Molly Aitken [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2204198/molly-aitken/], who has published two novels with Penguin Random House, and recently had her short story published in The New Yorker [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/09/this-is-how-it-happens-fiction-molly-aitken] - so we are super lucky to spend time here with her and get all the tips that were shared. Go and follow Molly’s work here - https://www.instagram.com/molly.aitken/ And go find the story above and the books. Peace, thanks as always for being here, and speak v soon, Will Get full access to The Creative Minds Newsletter at insidecreativeminds.substack.com/subscribe [https://insidecreativeminds.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]