Living without Overthinking

In the past couple of weeks, I discovered something.

Or rather, rediscovered.

I was at a beautiful interactive museum with my family, where there was a corner filled with small, hexagonally carved wooden pieces you could decorate with markers.

My daughter and I sat down to design our own. I began drawing shapes on mine, adding colors, simply going with the flow. Before long, I was completely absorbed—100% focused on the task.

When I finished, I realized I had created something surprisingly beautiful.

And then I remembered: as a teenager, all I wanted was to play piano and listen to music. I was obsessed. At school, I’d sit at the back of the class, paying zero attention to my teachers, letting my mind wander while I “listened” to music in my head and filled my notebooks with these same kinds of shapes.

Needless to say, I didn’t get amazing grades in most subjects… except art.

Now, almost 30 years later, I find myself making these shapes again. I’ve bought notebooks and fine pens, and I’ve already filled more than a dozen pages. For me, it’s become a way of connecting with raw inner feeling and bypassing the overthinking process. It’s influencing my life in deeper ways than I expected.

And that led me to a realization:

Genuine creativity comes from feeling and living, not from constant analysis.

Reflection and intellect are useful for preparation and later refinement, but in the moment of creating, too much thought kills authenticity.

To create meaningfully, we must act with honesty and feeling, letting the work unfold naturally—using intellect only as a guide, not as the driving force.

So I’ve rediscovered two things: my love for drawing, and this principle, which I now want to apply to everything I do.

And on that note, I’m thrilled to share that the very first dates of my upcoming tour Fragile have just been announced. The pre-sale is now open, and you can already book tickets for these shows by clicking on this link.

I’m beyond excited for these first cities, with many more dates to come. I hope to meet some of you there!

Have a great day,
Claudio.