Who is responsible for you staying creative?
You are.
No one else so don’t wait for someone to push you to get better creatively. Just like you have to put gas in your car…you have to refuel your creative self. Here are some examples of ways you can refuel:
- Write down ideas
- Make lists
- Organize your space
- Get away from your computer
- Schedule time to read
- Ask for feedback
- Never Stop learning
- Be open
- Take a break
- Take a walk
- Change your music
- Change your place of work
- Have a conversation with someone
- Collaborate
- Practice
- Break the rules
- Embrace mistakes
- Get lots of rest
- Try someone else’s perspective
- Work for the win not the recognition
- Enjoy the process
- Hustle hard
- Never quit
What would you add to this list?
This is a great list. I especially like the idea of scheduling time to read. Lately I have been spending time reading before bed instead of watching TV. I got sick of all the time I was “wasting” in front of the tube and so I bought 3 books: one fiction, one business, and one religious. I now spend about an hour every night before I sleep just relaxing and reading.
I would add to the list meditate. It can be in prayer, or just sitting and calmly watching the world go by. Some of my best thoughts and ideas come to me when I stop thinking about work and just watch the beauty of the world.