Category: Creativity Tips

Do It Now

There are procrastinators, there are doers, and somewhere between those two lies a vague area for planners. Despite our hopefulness, most of us seek refuge at worst as procrastinators, and at best as planners. Very rarely are we doers. With most of our lives already calculated and with little obligation set before us, we are…
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Loosen Up: The Benefits of Caring Less

Creativity needs to be strengthened and exercised to be maintained or even established, but the common mistake is forcibly trying to be creative. Overly concentrating on creating a solution or developing a creative thought stunts your creative ability, while being able to let go enables more freedom and promotes innovation. In the early stages of…
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I Need To Take A Break, But I Don’t Want To

As my Fall quarter comes to an end I find myself eager to jump into personal projects. I’ve started writing a list of projects I want to do so i can then evaluate which ones I should dedicate time to, and while this is of course a good thing I’m also jumping the gun. For…
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Running To Be Creative

Over the past few years, running has served as a catalyst to further progress my creativity. I’ve always staked the claim that running is what makes me creative, but the typical response is a rolling of the eyes and a not so reassuring “Yeah, right.” On the surface, running isn’t very appealing, and you may…
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6 Lists You Should Be Keeping

Lists can be extremely useful when you get into the routine of creating them because their naturally short format allows you to easily digest and record information. Getting into the habit of creating lists has helped me care more about my work whilst making my work process much easier. Below are 6 essential lists you…
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How To Overcome The Feeling Of Being Drained

Over the past week I’ve written just under 10,000 words, none of which for my blog or personal use; instead everything I’ve been writing has been for school assignments. With that being said, the last thing I want to be doing right now is writing more, but as the pressure to write a blog post…
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