Creativity requires space. Can't remember who said it (paraphrasing): dedicate at least 4 hours to the process, you might end up being creative for only 10 minutes of that time.
I'm sure it's been said many times, but John Cleese did provide a memorable talk on it [1] and particularly touched on the relation to stress. And if anyone feels like they have troubles with stress/anxiety, Robert Sapolsky provides some great insight into how and why it affects health overall [2]. I'm not sure if Sapolsky's material will help reduce stress, but it was pretty entertaining along the way.
Two great speeches that it would be a shame to lose. Now, what was that about keeping up with digital clutter?
Generally I find boredom or challenge is a prerequisite for my creativity to start percolating - but overdosing on boredom yields more creativity (to stave it off), while overdosing on challenges generally leads me to burnout.
That's a good observation. I tend to over-index on challenges and often end up distracting myself for long enough to completely drain myself of all energy to be creative.
Two great speeches that it would be a shame to lose. Now, what was that about keeping up with digital clutter?
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb5oIIPO62g
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9H9qTdserM