My version of Steal like an Artist: Point 9

Be Boring. 

I have always said that preschool murdered my creativity. And I believe that. I was working so hard at being wonderful at that, that I gave it too much. And what I gave it was my time, my effort, my everything. I gave it my writing, my hobby, my passion. 

"Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work." This is a lesson I need to learn. I can't give everything 100%. So I need to figure out what percentages to give what. And to be honest, in a lot of ways I commit and other parts of my life suffer. 

Also, I need a calendar so I can write down my success. A checkmark goes so far. I need this for working out and for writing. I need this to make myself do more and do it consistently. I made this group for that. Now I need to do it every day. 

This one also said to get a log book. Just to write down random occurrences throughout the day. So you have the memories you will remember later. I used to do this a lot too. But I need to go back and do that. 

Of all the points in the book, this is the one I suck at the most. I suck at being boring and I need to fix it. 

Because I am a better writer (and a better person) if I am bored sometimes. 

Creativity blossoms in boredom. It makes you create a more fulfilling world around you. Maybe this is why creativity is so often dead in our society. It is suffocated by the countless and meaningless banter of social media.