Find Your Creative Space
I work out of my home. I am not much for setting up at a local coffee shop – to work anyway. I need peace, quiet, and a little jazz to concentrate on my work.
But in my home, I have identified a series of places I set up shop:
- My actual office
- The den
- Family room by the fire
- My wife’s office
- In bed
- The back deck overlooking the woods
- Kitchen table
All of these place serve different purposes. And I actually use each location for different tasks. I can’t settle in one place. I need a change of pace – of scenery – of mood.
I read blogs in bed, read news at the kitchen table, create by the fire and in the den, etc. You need to identify a place where you can feel good about working – achieving – creating – decompressing – clear thinking.
Some of you work at an office or in a cubicle – and perhaps you don’t have a place you can escape to be creative. Figure out a way to make your work space compatible to being creative. Remove distractions, add inspiring art to your walls, add soft music, clean your desk. You get the point.
To those of you who are mobile – maybe you can find a local coffee shop – a park or green space outside – use the conference room – or go to someone else’s office to collaborate.
The point is – you need to find your creative space – a place where you feel good and comfortable to do your best thinking and creating. And protect the integrity of that space – keep it simple – don’t let other things creep into that space and contaminate your ability to do what you do best there.
Got any creative ideas about how you can find your creative space?
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