Creativity is the gold that seems to be so elusive in the short term. I find myself with tons of creativity over periods of time, but I typically need it now, not in the future.
So the question is, “How do we create moments of creativity?”
Writers, artists, musicians, and others have fought over “do it early in the morning” or “wait until the stars are out at night.”
But which is the best time to be creative?
The infographic his this question and I’ve pulled three points that I think are the best out of it.
- One study suggests that morning people get more insight in the evening and evening people in the morning. Great, I have to wake up early now?
- The idea is that dopamine helps your mind be distracted. May other studies (not listed in this infographic) state that when your brain cannot record short term memory of outside influences (you know, driving, being a parent, silly things?) that your ability to be creative with what you already know becomes stronger.
- It really doesn’t matter when, but if. You can find endless productivity hacks and never actually go create something. Or you could take the three minutes it took to load and consume this article and actually come up with an idea. Instead of finding when, create a habit and creativity will come.
When are you the most creative?
[via Hubspot | Infographic via QuickSprout.com & image via sparky4927 via Compfight cc]
Eric Dye says
My best time for creativity really depends on the ‘type’ of creativity I am trying to persue.
Jeremy Smith says
True true! And how much have you drawn from that well of creativity.