Poem <n>For Women Who Are Difficult to Love</n> by <n>Warsan Shire</n>.

Photo of a plant-filled office cubicle by <n>alfexe</n> for <n>Getty Images</n>.

Be aware of strong responses. If you're immediately turned off by an experience, it's worth examining why. Powerful reactions often indicate deeper wells of meaning. And perhaps by exploring them, you'll be led to the next step on your creative path.

Image for the <n>Same Paper</n> and <n>Goldwin</n> pop-up event in Shanghai.

The poem <n>Being Boring</n> by <n>Wendy Cope</n>, from her 2001 collection <n>If I Don’t Know</n>.

'We might read a book and find a quote leaping off the page, or watch a movie and notice a line that moves us to pause and rewind. Sometimes it's the exact answer we've been looking for. Or it could be an echo of an idea that keeps repeating in other places begging for more attention or affirming the path we're on.



When clues present themselves, it can sometimes feel like the delicate mechanism of a clock at work. As if the universe is nudging you with little reminders that it's on your side and wants to provide everything you need to complete your mission.'

<n>El Triangulo del Yoga</n> from 'Yoga. Il metodo Iyengar' by <n>Silva Mehta</n>, <n>Mira Mehta</n>, and <n>Shyam Mehta</n>.

A photograph from the 1967 book <n>Yoga for Beauty and Health</n> by <n>Eugene Rawls</n> and <n>Eve Diskin</n>.

Writer <n>Alex Behanan</n> at a desk in a seaside landscape.