Creativity · A daily tip

Morning Pages

Start your day by writing three pages of stream-of-consciousness thoughts. Don't edit or judge what comes out. This practice clears mental clutter and often reveals unexpected creative insights.

Do this today

Set out a notebook and pen tonight for tomorrow morning's pages.

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In the same spirit

Lines that go with it

A constraint you choose is freedom; a constraint you deny is a wall.
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You are allowed to make bad art; the permission is the whole unlock.
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The ideas you can't get to today are not leaving. Write them down and close the door gently.
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Keep going

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