Intarwebs
Well, after two days we finally got out internet connection back. As it turned out our modem was bad. This wouldn’t have been a big deal if I didn’t tell the girl on the phone that in the first place, after which she proceeded to follow the script and ignore everything I said. I realize now though, it was kind of nice to get some time away from the internet. It was good because it forced me to sit and think for a while. At first I was really unnerved by the whole experience, but I settled quickly and found it was really quite nice to just live for a while and not worry about being connected to the world at large.
In my short lived internet vacation I happened across an e-book on my computer that I don’t remember downloading. It was some free e-book by a blog author about using productivity standards to increase creativity. The whole thing was actually rather interesting. What stood out to me the most, though, was when the author started to talk about the creative environment of various people. He spoke of a writer who kept rotting apples in his desk, and a woman who checked into a hotel everyday, and requested that they take all the items from the walls. She apparently only felt creative sitting on one elbow with a bible and thesaurus on a hotel bed with bare walls. It was all so interesting because while reading it I realize that I’ve lost my creative environment. I can’t remember what it is. When I look back to some of my better creative moments I can’t place what the setting or circumstances were like.
Its important for everyone to have a creative focus. It helps our minds stay on the task of creativity when we have a place, or object that puts us into that “creative mode.” So, now I’m going to do some contemplating and hopefully get back into my creative groove. In the event you are curious about the e-book in question here is the link: http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2007/12/03/time-management-for-creative-people-free-e-book/
