What Gina Trapani thinks about creativity
Writer and web developer; founding editor of Lifehacker, co-creator of ThinkUp and of the todo.txt format.
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2 dated positions, 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Gina Trapani has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsWhen you focus on maximizing productivity, you inhibit creativity.
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Our readingCreativity requires a level of calm relaxation that is antithetical to the urgency of productivity.
Their wordsOpenness needs a level of calm relaxation that's antithetical to the urgency of productivity.