How I Started Finding What I’m Actually Creative In

I used to think creativity was something fixed. Like you either had it or you didn’t. Some people just knew what they were good at, and I felt like I was still trying to figure that out.

What changed for me was how I started approaching things. I stopped treating everything like something I needed to get through. Especially with school. Instead of rushing to finish assignments, I started asking myself how I could make them more interesting for me.

And the truth is, you have more control than you think. You can choose your topics, your perspective, the way you present something. Once I started leaning into that, everything felt different. It didn’t feel forced anymore.

Even this website. I didn’t expect to care about it this much, but I’m actually so glad our professor made us create one. I ended up designing it in a way that feels very personal to me. It became a space where I could put things together the way I see them, without overthinking it too much. It doesn’t feel like an assignment—it feels like something that’s mine.

Around the same time, I started using Canva more. I got Canva Pro and just started experimenting with it. I wasn’t trying to be perfect, I was just testing things, seeing what looked good, changing things until it felt right. And I enjoyed it. I kept going back to it without forcing myself to.

That’s when I started understanding what I’m actually creative in. It wasn’t something I figured out by thinking about it too much. It came from noticing what I naturally wanted to spend time on.

I think a lot of people stay stuck because they spend too much time trying to decide what they’re good at instead of actually exploring. You don’t really find that answer in your head. You find it by doing things, trying things, and paying attention to what feels natural.

For me, it’s creating something visual out of an idea and making it feel creative. But that only became clear once I gave myself the space to explore it.

You don’t need to have a clear answer right away. You just need to start somewhere and let yourself enjoy it a little more :)