Rogue Habits

Techniques to Recall and Access Dreams for Creativity

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Did you know you could talk to your subconscious? I didn’t until my freshman year in college when my film history professor taught us a technique that he said was a sure-fire way to remember more of our dreams. Skeptical at first and not quite sure why this was being taught in a motion picture class (as opposed to my psychology courses), I tried it and was s[...]

Art Vs. Applause: 6 Ways to Focus on Process Rather Than Outcome

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The act of creating something is a phenomenal experience. But as every creative knows, the end of the project often determines how we feel about the project. It can be attributed to glory and recognition for being a prolific artist, or can be attached to soul-crushing rejection—it doesn’t get sold, the boss passes it over, you get a form letter, or the agent[...]

How Self-Isolation Fuels Creativity for Fiber Artist Windy Chien

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We currently exist in a time of separation, where we are asked to be apart for the wellbeing of ourselves and others. As social creatures, it’s an unusual and uncomfortable circumstance; and thus, difficult to navigate. Retreats are one thing, being asked to take a sabbatical from human interaction for an extended period of time is another. For guidance, we [...]

Maximize Creativity, Productivity, and Relationships Based on Your Enneagram

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I am the first to admit—I am a personality quiz-junkie. Lately, I've obsessing over the recent popularity of Enneagram Personality Types. The ideology is derived from Oscar Ichazo, who created the Arica School in the 1960s to share the teachings he learned during his travels in Asia. He focused heavily on self-realization and combined the study of the stars,[...]

5 Totally Relevant and Doable Resolutions

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Hot take: New Year’s Resolutions are a scam. Dropping them feels outlandishly shameful, despite the fact that January you almost never knows what’s right for next December’s you. Maybe the January 2019 version of yourself wants to do a year long stint in vegetarianism, only to find out two weeks later that she feels lightheaded without meat in her diet. Ordi[...]

Coolest Neighborhoods Around the World

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We all have our list of cities to visit before we die. Many places like Rio de Janeiro, Amsterdam, and Copenhagen are popular tourist destinations, but knowing the right neighborhoods to visit once you get there can mean the difference between finding yourself in a tourist trap and feeling like you understand a country and its culture. Here are the coolest, [...]

Alyssa Karpa Finds Healing Through Her Feminist Art

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We say that art is therapy; that through creating and pouring your dreams, fears, secrets into your craft, you release and and begin to flow in a state of lurid tranquility. All that exists is you, and sorrow, ecstasy, desire weaving itself into fabric of your making. And before you know it, there is yourself, on canvas, a textile, a sculpture, a song, or in[...]

Collaboration Begs A Relationship With The Self

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It's no trade secret that collaboration bears the sweetest fruit. The obvious example of such perfectly ripened yield is the work of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, two brilliant musicians in their own rights, but magnitudes better when together. Compare just the second side of Magical Mystery Tour (host to classics like “Penny Lane,” “Strawberry Fields Fore[...]

How A Canceled Flight Changed My Life

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Last Winter, a Nor'easter slammed into New York City, leaving above-ground trains without service, canceling days of office work for thousands, and accounting for an uptick in beer and wine sales. Had I been in my tiny, Brooklyn apartment that week, my purchases surely would have made up a great deal of those profits. Unfortunately for the local liquor store[...]

The Science Behind a Creative Mind and How to Find Your Flow

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Myth or fact? The creative process happens in the right brain. Well, let’s see… Experts have been researching brain activity during the creative process for years. The old tale was that left brain thinkers are more analytical and logical, whereas right-brain thinkers are said to be more subjective, thoughtful and creative. The latest findings suggest th[...]

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