Archive - The Creative Generalist

The Reason Your Hands Won't Do What Your Mind Can See

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June 2026

The Creative Itch I've Been Afraid to Scratch for Years

For the month of July, I'm learning to sketch, but the sketching isn't the scary part.

Jun 30 • Dave Conrey

How I became a pro photographer in 30 days

Are you kidding? That's not really a thing, but this is what really happened.

Jun 26 • Dave Conrey

I Went Out Looking for History, but I Found Something Else Entirely

This was supposed to be a post about signs, but that was a lie.

Jun 18 • Dave Conrey

I Wish I Knew This About Creativity When I Started 40 Years Ago

Some say that failure is the greatest teacher, but I disagree.

Jun 11 • Dave Conrey

How I'm Un-stucking My Creativity

The best way through a creative problem is to give myself a different creative problem to solve, and I'm doing it ALL MONTH LONG.

Jun 4 • Dave Conrey

May 2026

"So, what do you do?"

Never panic again when someone asks the question you likely hate the most.

May 28 • Dave Conrey

How to Turn Discomfort Into Creativity

I ran out of good ideas. This is how I'm getting more.

May 21 • Dave Conrey

How to Stop Confusing People With All Your Creative Projects

This is connective tissue between my many creative projects, and what's going to make me rich.

May 15 • Dave Conrey

Advice I Would Give My Mother (and you) to Enhance Her Creative Life

My mom is a struggling artist and recently asked me for help. This is everything I'm going to tell her this weekend when I see her next.

May 5 • Dave Conrey

April 2026

You're a Creative Superhero. Now Act Like It.

The Creative Generalist's guide to building a mythology the normies can't ignore.

Apr 28 • Dave Conrey

The Unspoken Rules of Writing About Personal Experiences

There's pitfalls to telling your stories, especially when others are involved. Here are lessons I've learned the hard way for sharing those stories…

Apr 20 • Dave Conrey

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