EMBRACE ROUTINE TO GET CREATIVE
       
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  TEXT Spontaneity Management: Routine for catalyzing Creativity
       
       
       Embrace routine to get creative
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       Bitreich /home Keepers Association, in collaboration with Bitreich
       Spontaneity Management, recommends routine as a catalyst for
       creativity[1].
       
       When can you have a routine?
       
       - When you rise in the morning: Identify the activities and
         tasks that will set you up for success in the day ahead.
         Tasks you often avoid later in the day are best
         'front-loaded' into a morning routine.  You are more likely
         to do something in the morning, when your mind is sharp and
         your tail is bushy!
       
       - When you rest at night: Create a wind down routine with
         activities to get your mind ready for rest, or help your
         heart feel whole. The things you do before bed could include
         journaling, reading, personal grooming, or small chores (a
         sink load of dishes!).
       
       - Whenever you have certainty: No routine is too small to
         produce value. Whenever you have unstructured time to
         yourself that would bring you comfort and give you energy,
         bundle it up into a routine. 20 minutes on the bus? 15
         minutes between class? Read a book, count your breaths, or
         catch up on IRC. Make a routine of these moments to
         consistently add more predictable joy into your life.
       
       How can routine help your creativity?
       
       - You will be better at making decisions: Avoid decision
         fatigue by reducing the overall number of decisions you have
         to make in a given day. A routine can eliminate decision
         points. Note: a routine does not eliminate reflection and
         iteration. In fact, your routine should include space for
         reviewing and revising your routine.
       
       Other tips
       
       - Use ordered or unordered lists: Follow your routine however
         you want. Complete each step incrementally or in whichever
         order you wish.
       
       - Write your routine down: Articulate your routine on paper,
         in a text document, an alarm, or some other format that will
         be accessible to you during the time of the routine.
       
       - Remain flexible: Don't follow your routine aimlessly. Change
         it up, if you need to. Flexibility with life can contribute
         to overall creative potential.
       
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       Footnotes
       
       [1] By which we mean the unanticipated arrival of novel
       associations between ideas.