Why do you create?

About this project

Why Do You Create? started as a question I couldn't stop asking myself, and then couldn't stop asking other creatives.

I noticed that so many of us make things without ever pausing to understand why. We just... do it. And when the doubt creeps in, we don't have anything to hold onto.

This experience is designed to help you dig into that question and find your own answer, the one that's been there all along.

It's free. No account needed. And whatever you discover here is yours to keep.

You can take it on your own, in about ten minutes. You can also take it with others: some groups go through it together in a Spark Circle someone hosts, and some coaches, teachers and mentors use it with the people they work with.

Run a group or coach creatives yourself? Hosting and guiding are explained here. Run a shop, café or library? See Trailheads. Or gather makers yourself with a Bonfire.

I'm Jason Dolan, a writer and musician in Chicago. I built this myself, nights and weekends, because the question wouldn't leave me alone. If it does something for you, I'd love to hear about it.

Built with care for creatives who wonder.