BONUS: Creativity Hack From Elizabeth Gilbert

2023-03-30

In a rut? Want to be more creative? Author Elizabeth Gilbert finds inspiration in a box of crayons. Really. Gilbert is the author of seven books, including the New York Times Best Seller "Eat, Pray, Love." But even she feels stuck sometimes. And that's saying something considering she wrote a book about creativity called "Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear." Her hack? Crayons. "Lots of times, all I do is just make baked giant circles. It was something that soothed me when I was 3....

In a rut? Want to be more creative? Author Elizabeth Gilbert finds inspiration in a box of crayons.

Really.

Gilbert is the author of seven books, including the New York Times Best Seller "Eat, Pray, Love."

But even she feels stuck sometimes. And that's saying something considering she wrote a book about creativity called "Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear."

Her hack? Crayons.

"Lots of times, all I do is just make baked giant circles. It was something that soothed me when I was 3. It soothed me when I was 8. It soothed me when I was 11, and it soothes me now when I'm 53," Gilbert said.

In this bonus "Dying to Ask" podcast episode, author Elizabeth Gilbert shares her favorite hack to spark creativity and the specific type of crayon that makes the big magic happen.

Here is where to find the crayons Liz talks about.

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