I wrote this in 2020 when I was searching for anything to cling onto-- a system or structure that could allow me to be consistently creatively productive. Creativity and productivity come in waves, they are cyclical and unpredictable. This zine is a study in self-awareness—noticing patterns and creating the conditions to more often allow space for making things. Essentially it's a zine about presence because, in writing it, I realized that creative flow is synonymous with being present. A conversation with a stranger is creative, so is writing an essay or a song.