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Chelsea Counsell's avatar

I find switching medium can help with continuing to be creative even when one medium isn’t showing up for work. Jumping from writing to drawing or music. That sort of thing

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Y.N. Bushehri's avatar

Yes! I think some of us (me) definitely get sucked into "this is the only creative thing I should be doing" and forget other forms of creating exist even if we're interested in exercising them.

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Chelsea Counsell's avatar

I definitely think I have foolishly believed that “nose to the grindstone” was the only way to create for a long time, whereas just playing in whatever strikes me is more freeing

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Y.N. Bushehri's avatar

Me too! Discipline is great but wow... I really forgot not to be too serious about everything some time in my 20s.

And creation is such a wide term, too. So many possibilities! I can figure out how to stack the towels in my linen closet and get the same fulfillment that my Serious Writing™ gives me.

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