Looking Sideways Vol. 1: Five Lessons I Learned About Creativity

Why failing to live up to your own hopes and expectations comes with the territory when you embark upon any creative endeavour.

Me en route to another interview, California, April 2019. Photo: Owen

A quick disclaimer: when I sent a first draft of this to a trusted pal to get his opinion, he replied “It’s good, but isn’t a bit negative? And why are you writing a blog about the lessons you learned when the book was amazing and seemed to go really well? Also, isn’t a bit long?”

So le…