Be regular and orderly in your life so that you may be violent and original in your work.”
Gustave Flaubert
from Mark McGuinness
http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/
Ever since I read this on Mark Guiness's blog yesterday I have been turning it over in my mind.This week I will strive to begin create this in my life. Contrary to popular thinking creativity really doesn't thrive in chaos.
Fly Lady defines CHAOS as "can't have anyone over." This is house chaos (which I have in abundance) and there is another related form of chaos: being irregular and disorderly in one's whole life. I have just finished reading Organizing for the Creative Person by Dorothy Lehmkuhl and Dolores Cotter Lamping. There are lots of fresh ideas in here to inspire! (I have already read most every other book on organizing that was ever published.)
My first attempt at being regular seems to be working. About a month ago I set aside the hours of 1PM-3PM to paint my daily paintings. This is typically a quiet time in the busy real estate day. Not many want to look at property or sign contracts at this time. So far it is working well, has even become a pull to go paint!
Now I need to add a few more like exercise.
NJ
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