Hm. I definitely know what you're talking about, though I find your conclusions kind of... odd. I don't think creativity is facilitated by idleness. In fact, my personal experience is just the opposite!
I would say, that creativity thrives best in a state of relaxes balance. Just enough mental activity to keep you interested (and this level is different for everybody, of course). But also not enough to keep you so stressed that you're basically, to use an ornyism, a waste product.
Over the past several years, I've had a huge creative boom, which has been really great. For me, much of the process of "filling the creativity well" I think comes from suspending judgement very early on in the process. I think that's just a skill, like so many others, to practice and learn. I really enjoy the process of brainstorming, and will often come up with random fun ideas both for my coaching practice and for my artwork and jewelry at odd times. I've found it helpful to just jot things down, and then re-read them when I have the time and emotional space to act on them.
For you, I think giving yourself permission to some some judgement-free brainstorming would be a huge bonus for enhancing creativity. Then, of course, comes the discipline of actually doing something, but that process is a little different.
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Date: 2007-01-27 05:13 am (UTC)I would say, that creativity thrives best in a state of relaxes balance. Just enough mental activity to keep you interested (and this level is different for everybody, of course). But also not enough to keep you so stressed that you're basically, to use an ornyism, a waste product.
Over the past several years, I've had a huge creative boom, which has been really great. For me, much of the process of "filling the creativity well" I think comes from suspending judgement very early on in the process. I think that's just a skill, like so many others, to practice and learn. I really enjoy the process of brainstorming, and will often come up with random fun ideas both for my coaching practice and for my artwork and jewelry at odd times. I've found it helpful to just jot things down, and then re-read them when I have the time and emotional space to act on them.
For you, I think giving yourself permission to some some judgement-free brainstorming would be a huge bonus for enhancing creativity. Then, of course, comes the discipline of actually doing something, but that process is a little different.
Curious to see what you think about this.