MY CREATIVE PROCESS

Usually, when faced with a creative task or project, I dive in headfirst without really thinking about my trajectory or what actually needs to happen for the goal to be accomplished. Because of this, I tend to focus on the “more fun” aspects of creating something, rather than the less fun work that comes along with it, making me prone to procrastination. In my CPSA250 course, we were given useful tips and tools to break this habit. My personal favorite was time-blocking, in which I would go through my week and block out specific chunks of time to work on specific tasks. This really helped me stay on task and schedule with how I originally planned to work on my project, as it is scientifically proven that constraints can help maintain efficiency (Zao-Sanders).  In this course, not only did I learn some useful skills to combat this habit, but I also had a great group of my peers who experienced similar happenings. This really made me feel a lot better about my creative process throughout my time working on my capstone, as I knew that I was not alone in how I was feeling. This atmosphere helped me create more efficiently and truthfully than ever before.

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“How Timeboxing Works and Why It Will Make You More Productive.” The Harvard Business Review. Zao-Sanders, Marc. December
12, 2018. https://hbr.org/2018/12/how-timeboxing-works-and-why-it-will-make-you-more-productive

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