Few things are more likely to kill your creativity than feeling tired, stressed, or overwhelmed.
When this happens, the body and brain focus on achieving the bare minimum of tasks – the essentials that will get you through the day and out the door – instead of ways to optimise your processes, grow your business, and achieve your true potential.
Creativity takes mental effort even more than it takes time. If you are feeling refreshed and energised, it’s far easier to get creative than when you’re exhausted. Accordingly, if you want to see your creativity soar, start by doing less, not more, and aim to rest more effectively.
Quality sleep is especially important in this, but meaningful rest goes beyond the physical and extends to the mental and emotional too. For example, you could start by trying to create a clearer separation between your work and home life – perhaps by planning specific days off for you to recharge and unwind with your favourite pastimes.
Resting effectively will have a great impact on your creativity – whether that means responding more effectively to existing challenges at work, or making progress with a personal, artistic project.