Flights are great because they essentially force you to sit down and do nothing… or at least something that’s different than you would naturally do if you were experiencing another mundane day at home.
This has been the second flight I’ve boarded today and I’ve really been enjoying the lucrative amount of time I’ve spent in reflection about my progress thus far on Steemit, D.Tube, D.live, and all in all, my creative process.
I choose to take advantage of these situations by taking time to reassess where I’m at, where I’m going, how I can improve, and what things I’d like to explore as the future of my creative journey unfolds.
If you create daily (or at least regularly) like myself, you’ll quickly find that this process is SO ESSENTIAL, yet it is sometimes ignored and often forgotten about.
In the content creation world, “not creating anything” is often frowned upon… or at least, it can feel uncomfortable at times.
I often find myself feeling very much at odds with myself when I miss a day of posting…
But I like to see this as a process that is actually quite productive - or at least a process that can be quite productive, as long as I'm using my downtime effective.
Although I may not be creating anything tangible, I am often still doing something.
And this something often dwells within a mental space which contributes to the overall creative essence that I represent.
Then later on, as I thrown down words on a blog post or smash that record button on an epic new blog, the productive use of my down time becomes very obvious.
The beauty of being a creator is that your entire essence revolves around growth and expression.
Because creativity is a state of being, it means that it is always in a state of change.
As you grow, you change, and express yourself differently.
In order to be on the leading edge with your passions and purpose, it’s often a requirement to become vigilant of your creative patterns by challenging the ones that are becoming too stagnant or repetitive while continually working to develop and express new patterns.
To inspire this reflective process, I like to ask myself questions like...
What do I want to explore next?
Or...
What would be scary to try? What would be fun to try?
Or...
What things do I want to do more of?
The words above are part of a philosophy that I like to abide by.
Especially after I’ve been creating at lightning speeds….
That speed quickly loses its steam (and Steem!) when you forget about the necessary and opposite duality of this creative mode: taking it easy.
When I have downtime such as being on a flight, I have a very real reason to slow down.
And thus, I have a very real opportunity to take full advantage of my inverse creative energy (slowing down).
As I do, I build up a new potential of energy that - when fully charged - expresses itself externally onto the paper or strip of film like a bolt of tenacious lightning!
Now obviously plane flights aren’t the only opportunities for us to slow down…
There are many spaces where this can occur.
And the more you can take advantage of these opportunities, the more you will appreciate life’s little breaks.
For when you take productive breaks it’s almost like you never stopped in the first place!
