- How do I start a daily creative practice?
- What even is the practice of creativity?
- And why the heck is creativity so important?!
If these questions are swirling around in your mind, these following 5 insights are going to just what you’ve been looking for!
As a former Creative Arts & Education Assistant, my job was constantly demanding me to invent different community workshop, projects, and funding ideas… ( you get the idea..)
Now owning this blog ( which I absolutely love btw!) I constantly need to be:
- Publishing fresh & engaging content
- Designing beneficial workbooks & courses
- Nurturing this beautiful thriving community!
If you’re like me, your career might require this innovative thinking, or you might simply wonder about the incredible benefits of making creativity apart of your self care routine.
Well, I’ll let you in on a secret..
Creativity isn’t a magical super power that only a few lucky of us possess.
In fact, everyone has the ability to have a creative practice!
All it takes is making it a part of your routine.
Why?
This is because creativity allows us to achieve something greater in our careers, personal development and relationships.
Human beings make things. We create things. We don’t live in a world directly; we live in a world of ideas and of concepts and theories and ideologies. “
Sir Ken Robinson
Cultivating a daily creative practice is gifting yourself the golden ticket to :
- Alleviating stress & anxiety
- Improved cognitive function
- Improved mindset
- Better social life
And so much more!
Ready to start? Let’s dive in.
1. Spread creativity across your life
Creativity doesn’t have to be designated to a certain time in a week!
Even if you have a jammed packed schedule, you can still find small ways to turn a mundane task creative.
A few helpful questions to ask yourself:
- How can I make this ( insert activity ) more mindful, and interesting?
- Is there something about ( insert activity / or environment) I haven’t noticed before?
Making creativity a daily practice just got a whole lot easier when you realize that your regular routine is an opportunity to turn a routine into a ritual.
2. Creative Practice Step #2 : Intention
Why do you want to start?
Is it to let off steam , connect with your inner child , challenge yourself?
Whatever your reason is, it’s important to be intentional.
That way you have a clear idea of the experience you want to get out of your practice.
3. Give yourself permission to not be perfect
I don’t know about you but I tend to overthink things…
If you have a million things you’d like to try and can’t decide which one you’ll be “better” at then follow this simple rule:
Don’t give yourself too much time to think, just get going!
The medium simply needs to be something you enjoy long enough to learn. Focus on the positive effects you’ll gain from the process, not the outcome.
4. Roughly schedule activities
“People associate schedules with work. We want our leisure time to be free flowing.
Selin Malkoc
Set a goal to be creative a couple hours a week, but make sure to not over schedule your new activity. This is because a report by Ohio State University showed scheduling a leisure activity made people actually enjoy the event less than if the same activities were spontaneous. Although, when you
5. Find fellow creative communities
Sometimes all it takes to cultivate a daily creative practice is finding a community who can lean on for support and insight during the duration of your learning process. When we have the encouragement from our group it makes it easier for us to want to reach our goal.
THE TAKEAWAY:
As we’ve seen in this article, studies show us again and again that having a daily creative practice actually improves your work performance, mental health, and social life. So how can you incorporate it into your life?
- Spread creativity across your life: ( How can you make a mundane task more interesting?
- Intention: ( What experience do you hope to have with your daily creative practice?)
- Roughly schedule activities: ( Set a goal to be creative a couple hours a week)
- Creative communities: ( Find a group to inspire and encourage you!)
Let me know below! What does your ideal daily creative practice look like for you?
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rosebailey008 says
Thank you!