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# Creativity and the Wandering Mind with Guest Matt Strieby
Jul 17, 2026
There’s a notion that nothing counts until there’s a product to show for it.
Matt Strieby’s work suggests otherwise.
Matt has spent twenty-one years turning my ideas into things you can hold: album covers like the one for [Ontogeny](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013XP7Q0/) (below), book covers, the look of Waves of Focus.
[](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013XP7Q0/)
His process begins long before anything is drawn, with reflection, then a sandbox, then a slow gathering of structure that, done well, doesn’t drain the life out of the thing being made.
Join me and Matt as we talk about play, deadlines, and learning to listen to the work as it unfolds.
Matt’s design work is at [newleafdesign.com](http://newleafdesign.com).
Tune in to this week’s [Rhythms of Focus S01 Episode 64 - Creativity and the Wandering Mind with Graphic Designer Extraordinaire, Matt Strieby](https://rhythms-of-focus.captivate.fm/episode/adhd-creativity-balancing-play-structure-guest-matt-strieby/).
- - Kourosh
P.S. I'd love for you to check out my new YouTube video series ▶ [Finding Flow with ADHD — the WAVES series](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJpQS5q6yvRw): Wander, Anchor, Visit, Engage, Station.
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