Can there be a formula to creativity? Off-course not , Off-course I am wrong, but is there a real "correct" method to find and connect with your creative side?
The one thing I have noted in my journey of building a consistent practice is that creativity is not something you are lucky to have , it is an activity.
It is like an activity, that you are in control of, like brushing your teeth, like you can build your creativity with consistency
Again I feel this really truly that creativity is majorly being observant and the rest is done by our brain most of the times unconsciously.
So for any creative practice - it could be art, painting, doodling or writing observing is the key - most great artists are keen observers So How to observe. Here we go -
Practice Mindful Observation - You have a boring day job? You live in a cramped apartment in this big city ? you travel by train to work? it is boring is it? - Just look mindfully, observe - do you find the behaviour of people interesting? Do you like the patterns on the train track/ or on the road? how about the sky when you walk through crowded places. What is that that strikes you ?
Change the routine - Switch it up !! Like your wardrobe - it the rains - change the route to work, take coffee from a small coffee shop rather than usual Starbucks brew. What else can you do - Go to work and see everyone's desk - isn't it spectacular how people make such similar spaces unique with their own taste. Again what strikes you? What is that common thing you keep noticing?
And then do what with all this ? Note it / Click it ? - I generally click a picture, yes with no shame I take out my phone in the middle of the road I click a picture of that tiny grass growing amongst the cemented road - I like it I click it .
How is this useful? - Well we are starting to live just a little mindfully, we are observing and liking and disliking we are learning more about ourselves, can you use this in your creative project/ your work / it will help you make you feel better - off-course it will fuel you for sure.
Try it , explore - some prompts of my observation lists below -
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