Spontaneity Management: Routine for catalyzing Creativity
Here is a contribution by our member ROYGBYTE to the Bitreich News.
Thanks!
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Bitreich /home Keepers Association, in collaboration with Bitreich
Spontaneity Management, recommends routine as a catalyst for
creativity[1].
When can you have a routine?
- When you rise in the morning: Identify the activities and tasks that
will set you up for success in the day ahead. Tasks you often avoid
later in the day are best 'front-loaded' into a morning routine.
You are more likely to do something in the morning, when your mind
is sharp and your tail is bushy!
- When you rest at night: Create a wind down routine with activities to
get your mind ready for rest, or help your heart feel whole. The
things you do before bed could include journaling, reading, personal
grooming, or small chores (a sink load of dishes!).
- Whenever you have certainty: No routine is too small to produce
value. Whenever you have unstructured time to yourself that would
bring you comfort and give you energy, bundle it up into a
routine. 20 minutes on the bus? 15 minutes between class? Read a
book, count your breaths, or catch up on IRC. Make a routine of
these moments to consistently add more predictable joy into your
life.
How can routine help your creativity?
- You will be better at making decisions: Avoid decision fatigue by
reducing the overall number of decisions you have to make in a given
day. A routine can eliminate decision points. Note: a routine does
not eliminate reflection and iteration. In fact, your routine should
include space for reviewing and revising your routine.
Other tips
- Use ordered or unordered lists: Follow your routine however you
want. Complete each step incrementally or in whichever order you
wish.
- Write your routine down: Articulate your routine on paper, in a text
document, an alarm, or some other format that will be accessible to
you during the time of the routine.
- Remain flexible: Don't follow your routine aimlessly. Change it up,
if you need to. Flexibility with life can contribute to overall
creative potential.
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Footnotes
[1] By which we mean the unanticipated arrival of novel
associations between ideas.
