Creative & Productive Environments

Jordan A. Hunter
Jul 27, 2017 · 2 min read

A simple question

How do you foster a creative & productive environment?

For myself, I’ve found that I am highly productive and creative in a burst of intense energy, which requires me to capitalize upon that energy when it comes. Going back to my High School days, I’ve worked really well after midnight with music acting as a spark.

As I write this, it is about 2 am and I’m reliving my teenage years, by listening to emo music. In this moment I feel totally free, I’m here with my thoughts, and left to my own devices to create; I wrote hundreds of poems and short stories in this same environment.

Whenever I have projects, be they personal or professional, I recreate this environment and get to work. I’m free in these moments to test the bounds of imagination and I produce some of my best work. I’m not sure why this is, maybe the mixture of musical inspiration and sleep deprivation, are some sort of catalyst for creative expression. Whatever it may be, I’m grateful for these moments and what they have allowed me to accomplish.

If you haven’t found what puts you in this environment, I challenge you to do so. Go about discovering what makes you tick and how you work best. Figure out the things that relax you, and give you the most inspiration. Once you find out how to get there, test the limits of your imagination, and work through the ideas in your head. Just remember that rarely do the ideas in your head come out fully formed, you have to work through them for full realization to occur.

Best of luck!

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