The creative process is very vulnerable to a variety of kinks. Below, four women who live and breathe creativity every day share the obstacles that can impede imagination and how to overcome them.
1. Creativity Crusher: Isolation
Isolation can stunt creativity, according to Erin Loechner, writer, stylist and author of the art and design blog Design for Mankind. “As a blogger, I have a fairly lonely workday and often write from my home office.”
To prevent isolation from becoming an issue, Loechner makes sure to get out of the house often to “spark conversations with strangers and see a fresh perspective daily.”
And there’s another bonus of connecting with others. “Creativity begets creativity.” Surrounding yourself with people who are also making and creating helps you make and create, too, she said.
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Very good advice.
I have found that life sure gets in the way of creativity. Total isolation is NOT good, as in severe depresssion, but being alone can help get things in order. I use my bipolar II to ‘compost’ and ‘create’, now that it is pretty much balanced out. (Subject to change without notice.)
The Office of Letters and Light have 2 or 3 writing goals through the year. Their encouragement is reasuring; the pep talks inspiring; and the manuals for the Young Writers are a great help for beginners.
1st rule: Turn off your inner critic. Leave that for later.
(Other challenges are somewhere on Wikipedia.)
Yes, you can write, draw, dance, play an instrument, sing, etc. Remember grade school?
How could you have forgotten?!
I agree with you.. nice post..
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