Did you know your artistic mind needs a special kind of downtime to be its most creative? Do you give your imagination the right circumstances to play, innovate, and recharge? And how comfortable are you just doing nothing because that is largely what it takes to recharge the creative mind.
In this episode, I talk about a particular kind of downtime we NEED as artists called unfocused time. I define what it’s not, why you need it, and how to achieve it so that your imagination and creative thinking is as joyful, productive, and authentic as it can be. Backed by scientific studies on creativity and the brain, I think you’ll be surprised by the importance of this little discussed type of “doing nothing” and how it can affect your art and your process.
Resources Mentioned:
hbr.org/2017/05/your-brain-can-only-take-so-much-focus
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Episode cover, "Sestina" (ICM photo) by Sage Bray Varon