It seems like everyone is “swamped” these days. Between work, kids, holidays, school, soccer, and maybe even a social life, every hour is accounted for.
I read (somewhere) recently that if every hour is accounted for, you lose the ability for creative thought. Hmmmm. Could this be true?
I recently spent a week at a beach house in St. Augustine with my family. I did not bring my laptop, and did not speak on the phone the entire week. Yea, it was strange! Part of me was expecting a great creative revelation since I was purposely allowing free time in my life. Well, that didn’t happen. But I did relax and clear my head.
Lesson learned? You can’t batch up your time for creative thought in one big event….it has to be part of your daily life. Sort of a creative trickle of inspiration.
My solution? I stopped turning on the news in my car and use that time to let my mind wander. I still listen to music at times, but rather than “rockin’ out” to songs I know…I got a relaxing CD from Pier I of french music. I have no idea what they are saying, but it sounds nice and still lets my mind wander.
I now look forward to errands involving car trips…its my little corner of the world to day dream!
Have a great and creative day!
