Often, creative ideas, attitudes, and working methods seem to be at odds with each other or mutually exclusive. Do you create for yourself or for others, plan or improvise, chase inspiration or let it come to you? Across different seasons of our lives—or even moments of our days—there’s much more room than we usually give ourselves to try something different from what we, or the world, usually expect. Living in this fluidity is a massive advantage when everyone else is trying to categorize and stabilize, valuing solid ground over taking flight.

— Make Your Own Rules by Andrew Huang