I began writing Unlearning Creativity while studying psychology at the University of Southern California. As a visual artist who also found myself drawn to psychology, design, and problem-solving, I became increasingly interested in the boundary we place between people considered “creative” and those considered “non-creative.”

Through conversations and interviews with people across different backgrounds and professions, I began to see creativity less as an artistic trait and more as a way of thinking: making connections, approaching problems differently, and producing something new from what we already know. That exploration eventually became Unlearning Creativity.