Your day job may help your creativity

Working a regular job can be a straitjacket but for many creative types – a daily routine by is an enabler that facilitates, rather than inhibits, creative output.
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Bombi Kim, Meaning of Time

Creative types often resent the regular grind of a job and plenty of aspiring artists believe they would be more creatively productive if they were free to go with the flow.

But recent investigations suggest a strict routine may help your creativity – as long as it includes a designated time for creative work. Structuring your day and creating routines to signal it is creative time can help open your creative mind.

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Christine Long
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Christine Long is a Sydney freelance journalist.