5 small shifts to turn creativity into a daily wellness practice

Below, coauthors Blythe Harris and Mallory May share five key insights from their new book, Daily Creative: The 5-Minute Habit to Rewire Your Brain. Harris is an artist and entrepreneur, and for many years was the cofounder and chief creative officer of Stella & Dot. Today, she runs Daily Creative with her partner, May, where they focus on creativity as a daily wellness practice—not an artistic achievement. What’s the big idea? Creativity is a natural human capacity that grows stronger with use. When we treat creativity as a small daily practice rather than a high-stakes performance, it becomes a powerful tool for well-being, flexibility, and feeling more alive. Listen to the audio version of this Book Bite—read by Harris—in the Next Big Idea app, or buy the book. 1. Creativity isn’t a talent—it’s a practice. One of the most persistent myths about creativity is that you either have it or you don’t. But creativity works much more like a muscle than a trait. Just as your body ne