Not much discussion here, but this is a good observation about not just incorporating something like creativity into your life, but how much emphasis we all put on incorporating pleasure into our work lives. That transition happened sometime in the 80's.

I'll step up to the mic and give my opinion:

There was a time when most jobs were physically demanding in one way or another. Working on a factory production line doesn't allow much opportunity for adding creativity into your work. The answer: avocations.

My dad was a machinist--which can be a very creative job--but he always preached to me the need to have activities (creative or otherwise) outside of work. He played music, built projects in the garage, and played around with drawing and painting at home.

We are likely transitioning away (once again) from a majority of jobs that include opportunities for creativity to a majority of jobs that are just plain "work." So it's a good idea to remember that time outside of work can be the opportunity to be creative.

I can hear the comments already about no time outside of work: family, commute, etc. But remember, if you want something bad enough, you will make time for it.

I'm just as likely to neglect this fact as anyone else: we only get one chance to live. If it’s important, then make time for it.

I yield the floor.

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easywood an hour ago | parent | next [-]

>> If it’s important, then make time for it. Indeed. Replace the sentence "I don't have time for this" with "This does not have priority for me." This will make it easier to decide if you are going to read your kids a bedtime story or if your going to finish that report.

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bryanrasmussen 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

>But remember, if you want something bad enough, you will make time for it.

>I yield the floor.

yeah, well, there are of course living situations that people can be in, in which time can not be made for it.

	▲	burnedbyhell 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Creativity takes time to get into the right mindset before it manifests. The demands of life in the modern era leave little room for self. Work alone is an unavoidable sacrifice of quality of life for the majority of people.

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Chinjut 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Why not transition to a time where we do less jobs? Why should we have to carve out extra time in addition to a just plain work job?

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sph 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Working on a factory production line is just a blip in the history of humanity and creativity.

No offense to your dad, but I wouldn't try to draw any conclusions on how we are meant to find self-actualization in our careers based off a very recent, and actually very inhuman mode of industrial production where people are expected to operate as indefatigable machines.