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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a rationalist, in possession of a vague understanding of Bayes’ Theorem, must be in want of some woo. Julia Cameron’s 1992 book The Artist’s Way is mine. The Artist’s Way is a self-help book for blocked creatives: writers, directors, painters, sculptors, actors, dancers. Let me be clear: it is a profoundly annoying book. Julia Cameron makes constant claims about God and not one of them makes any theological, moral, or metaphysical sense. I’m not sure that it has ever occurred to her that people exist who don’t have summer homes in the Hamptons, or for that matter who can’t afford to drop thousands of dollars on a creativity workshop. And the most annoying part about the Artist’s Way is that it actually works. In this post I’m going to walk you through a handful of her tools I’ve found most useful, though if you’re a blocked creative I really recommend getting the book and working through the assignments yourself. Time to notice if the morning

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• Katherine Slattery