✨ Creative

Write about a time you were inappropriately dressed for the occasion.

Write about something you don’t remember.

What if I did the opposite for 48 hours?

What if I could only subtract to solve problems?

What is something you believe that other people think is insane? What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift? What is your favorite documentary or movie?

What obsessions do you explore on the evenings or weekends?

What topic would you speak about if you were asked to give a TED talk on something outside of your main area of expertise?

If you could have one gigantic billboard anywhere with anything on it, what would it say?

If you could create a new holiday, what would it celebrate and how would people observe it?

What incredibly common thing have you never done?

What topic could you give a 20-minute presentation on without any preparation?

What’s something that a lot of people are missing out on because they don’t know about it?

Write a letter from your 80-year-old self to your current self about what matters.

Write a story set in a world where time moves backwards. What would change about how you live?

If your life were a novel, what genre would it be, and where are you in the plot right now?

Write a scene from the perspective of a stranger watching you go about your day.

Invent a character who is the opposite of you in every way. Write about a day in their life.

Write a myth that explains something you believe about the world.

If you could live in any fictional world for one year, which would you choose and what would you learn?

Describe the most vivid dream you can remember as if it were a short story.

Write a letter to an object that has been with you for most of your life.

Imagine your childhood home has been abandoned for decades. Describe exploring it.

If you could give one piece of advice to every young person, what would it be?

What question do you most want answered before you die?

What creative project have you been wanting to start? What has been stopping you?

Describe a piece of art, music, or writing that changed something in you.

Write a poem about a feeling you have never been able to name.

What would you create if no one would ever see it?

Describe the landscape of your imagination. What does it look like when you close your eyes and let go?

Write the opening paragraph of a novel about your life.

If you were a place, what place would you be? Describe it in detail.

What music would play in the background of the most important scene in your life so far?

Describe a memory tied to a specific smell, sound, or texture.

If you could have a long conversation with any person who has ever lived, who would it be and what would you ask?

Describe a sunset or natural phenomenon that you remember clearly. Why does it stay with you?

Life is a game. What are the rules?

What does “love” mean to you?

What desires or passions have you kept hidden from yourself and others? How can you explore these desires in a safe and healthy way?

How can you explore the dark, unknown aspects of your creativity? What new ideas or projects might emerge from this exploration?

Write a short love letter to some object or place that makes you happy.

Write about your favorite activities and hobbies as a child. Do you want to return to them in adulthood? How can you make that happen?

Write the truest sentence that you know.

Write what you’re curious about. What would you like to learn? What would you like to discover or rediscover?

Write about what you’d make with your hands, if only you had the skills.