18/02/2026
This world profits from our endless consumption - of food, social media, information, programming, and so on. And we now spend so much of our time consuming, that many of us feel like we don’t have time to be creative! This is not just sad as we see so much now being created by computers and AI, it is harmful for us.
Humans need creativity to have a rich and thriving life. It’s an important way to create healthy dopamine, process thoughts and emotions, express ourselves, build confidence, stretch our abilities, discover passions and connect with others. Creating things requires patience - whether you are learning an instrument, building something, growing a garden or painting a mural - these things take time and dedication.
So in the modern world, creating things with our hands, hearts and minds is rebellion. It helps to remind us who we are as human beings and what we have always done since our existence on this planet. It helps us to step away from the desire for immediate reward or quick fixes, and dedicate ourselves to something.
And what’s really important is not to feel that you are only worthy of creativity if you are ‘good’ at something. This is the other thing that social media has robbed us of - the feeling that we can just play around and freely create something or learn something and we don’t have to be incredible at it! But start baking or drawing or singing in your own space. You don’t have to share it with the world. Do it for you. But just do it because it is an essential piece of the holistic human experience.
What kind of thing do you like creating? Let me know in the comments below.