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Does productivity kill inspiration and creativity, or do they go hand in hand?

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Illustration by Iryna Presley / The Cascade

Without productivity, creativity would result in incomplete art pieces and unfinished sculptures. Or does productivity kill the inspiration to create?

Boredom and intense emotions are the lifeblood of creativity. If we are productive all day long, with a time-stamped morning routine, gym and pilates classes filling up our 24 hours, then when do we lay back and bore ourselves into being inspired and creating art? Without a basic level of productivity, we wouldn’t have art. Waking up, being focused and disciplined, are necessary to work on our ideas and get things done.

Is unfinished art an art form as a whole or a form of unproductiveness? How can we be creatives in a life that is so focused on routines and time stamps? Or is productivity an art form in itself? I think there’s art in using your time to create yourself: the art of being ourselves.

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