I was standing around with a group of creative people recently when someone asked some iteration of “What drives you creatively?” \u00a0I followed the lead of others who interpreted the question as “What do you need for a successful session of creative work?” and gave a semi-truthful, but somewhat inaccurate answer.<\/p>\n
I said something like: \u00a0I need a quiet environment (like a library or a quiet coffee shop), and my headphones, playing my music.<\/p>\n
What I should have said is something like:\u00a0 I need a loud library or a loud coffee shop and my headphones, playing my music.<\/p>\n
I find that a loud exterior environment helps me by giving me something to wall out with my music.\u00a0 If it’s too quiet outside the headphones, I think it’s easier for me to get lulled into being drowsy.\u00a0 This is also why I prefer not to write at home, if given an option.<\/p>\n
There.\u00a0 I apologize to anyone I might have misled in that recent conversation, and I hope that this statement will stand as the ultimate authoritative statement on how I prefer to write.\u00a0 Until such time as I change my mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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