Creativity Requires Time

Ever feel like screaming, "I don't have time to eat lunch or get to the 150 unread messages in my inbox, let alone to take time to think!" We have all been there.

But if you do this multiple times a week, or you are constantly living for the weekend, or you are so tired at the end of a shift you have no energy to spend with others outside of work, your issue is not time. It is how you spend it.

I would argue something you need to do is find time to think #creatively about yourself and the #priorities you work on -vs- the priorities you have for your life. When you prioritize living your life, your work life will get better. Though make no mistake, you absolutely will need the support of your team and work culture for this to happen.

The question you may have is, how do you find the time? The answer is you don't. You already have it. The only thing you have that is truly yours is time.

The problem is you are too diluted, meaning you simply need to stop doing some things. That is a radical notion, but it is the only logical one. Take a lunch, do not take work home after being at the office all day, and absolutely sign out when you are on holidays, vacations, or just days off.

Taking time to think doesn't require a lot of time. When you become practiced at it, you will find five to fifteen minutes a day is plenty. It is your time to just think. Don't be doing something else like exercising. If you are exercising, focus on that. Your focus should be on what you are doing.

Find time to think about something you find exciting or read something unrelated to your job. This intentional #diversity of thought will be instrumental in unleashing that tremendous #creativity you have inside of you. That release of your creative side, a side we all have, even if we don't know it, can bring you more happiness at work and home.

Set a reminder for yourself on your phone so that you actually do this. If you have a smartwatch, it might already have the functionality built into it.