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For me I have simplified...

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For me I have simplified...

For me I have simplified things by moving all creative endeavors to one day of the week (usually Friday). I refer to them as “Creative Fridays”. This is where I give myself permission to ignore contexts, tasks, etc and focus on stuff that would require me to get out of my normal elements and explore other things that require my creative juices. I also find that if I am creatively tapped out throughout the week, my brain can relax knowing I have Friday to deal with those issues.

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