Comfort or Creative Flow?
Perhaps being disconnected has its benefits, as I feel that the lack of distraction has placed me in a writing flow. I’ve written three lengthy articles, both for business and pleasure. No matter the purpose, I’m being creative.
But the problem is that I should’ve slept an hour ago. I’ve got a pretty long day later (it’s past midnight), and I don’t think that sleeping late will help me one bit. And a sleepy Rico is very uncomfortable and grumpy man.
On the other hand, by giving in to my sleepiness and cutting my creative flow short, I’d probably be wasting my sudden burst of productivity. I came up with the idea for this post literally a few seconds ago; who can say that such conduciveness to ideas would still be there later this morning?
We’ve all heard about the benefits of leading a healthy lifestyle, which includes sleeping early, eating well, etc. A healthy body is usually a more active and productive one. But should health, comfort, and even a peaceful mind keep you from accomplishing what you were meant to do? Is it worth ignoring an opportunity to accomplish so much, even if you’ll have more time down the road to do so?
I leave the question to you, fellow freelancers: what do you think? Of course, I think it’s possible to have the best of worlds. What I’m wondering though is, what’s the best way to have your cake and eat it too?
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brad
Nov 21, 2007 at 10:21 am
Rico,
Interesting thoughts. I am fairly new to the freelancing world and usually try and go to bed fairly early and at the exact same time each night. But there have been a few nights when I’ve laid awake for an hour or two with thoughts rushing through my mind. I’ve decided the next time that happens I’ll get up and give that creativity its outlet, then hit the sack at my regular time the next night.
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