[ISeemToBeAVerb]

Obviously, every person is different and I applaud the fact that you've found a method that works for you, but I vehemently disagree that routine is the enemy of imagination and insight.

I worked in the ad game a long time and I never once knew a designer or illustrator that relied on inspiration to get the job done. It's all process.

Our society seems to romanticize the lives of artists and treat them as somehow "blessed". However, I think science is coming more and more to show that creativity is far from an inspired activity. It's mostly the result of a lot of hard work and problem solving. Both of which require a person to show up and work.

Reading a book like Mason Currey's "Daily Rituals: How Artists Work" is very enlightening because it illustrates just how shockingly routine and boring the lives of many famous artists really are/were.

[jnhuynh]

I agree with you and I want to add your point with a video I found on HN (I guess it crops up at random times). http://vimeo.com/58918963

John Cleese talks about creativity and how you need to create a space and time for it.