the fount of creativity is sputtering

Dichroic · Mar 12, 2009

I'm finding that how much writing I do correlates to how bored I am. Lately, we've had a re-org at work and things have been fairly frantic; since I'm still doing lots of distance on the rowing machine, weekday hours when I'm not either working or rowing are pretty limited. Weekends (aside from a two hour row one day and another hour either rowing or lifting weights the other) are for recovery. My brain doesn't seem to have the wherewithal to create new stuff; for me, boredom generates creativity. When I'm busier I get attacked by new material much less often, and more often I have to make myself write something.

Just curious. Is this true for others, or do you make more poems when you're busiest? Or is there no correlation for you?

Dichroic · Mar 12, 2009

the fount of spelling too, apparently.

Feiss · Mar 12, 2009

my fount of crativity sputters once a day, like old faithful

Actually, I think it's more cyclical than anything. If I'm creative for a burst of like a week, the next week is less so.

NeuroFizz · Mar 12, 2009

whose slender hands tighten
around my neck, constrict
blood flow to my
creativity?

and spin in a dizzying
clench of repetitious
excuses, the short one
always moving
too fast

Teena · Mar 12, 2009

it's two things for me:]
1. the busier i am with work, home, things like doing taxes - the less 'me' time, and writing falls into my 'me' time; therefore, less productive though if i have a brief creative spark i try to at least make a note so i can come back to it later when there is time

2. if i steal a few moments in the middle of the day or night to log on to AW and read other people's stuff it often sparks my own creativity. if i have time to do something about it then i do, otherwise again i make a note.... so i pop in and out of AW sometimes with only moments to spend, sometimes with hours.

Priene · Mar 13, 2009

Creativity. Yes, I remember that.

AnonymousWriter · Mar 13, 2009

Although when I'm really busy, I have less time that I can spend writing, I seem to be more creative. I like have loads to do, so that's when most of my ideas come to me. Although creative doesnt always = productive.

Feiss · Mar 16, 2009

I'm back, bitches!! A weekend riding roller coasters has tumbled something into place.

the fount of creativity is sputtering

Dichroic

that's di-CROW-ick

Dichroic

that's di-CROW-ick

Feiss

Sleeps during the day

NeuroFizz

The grad students did it

Teena

Bennie's Mom

Priene

Out to lunch

AnonymousWriter

Feiss

Sleeps during the day