mysticalmoonstone:

did-you-kno:

Boring activities can give you an
epiphany. Scientists who explored
what sorts of tasks can cause eureka
moments found that gaining a flash of
insight is often triggered by activities
that require little thought- like walking,
showering, or gardening- because they
give your mind time to wander to
another place. Source

Yes, this is why downtime is important to the creative process, or really any process. This is why trying to push through being stuck is frustrating or doesn’t work entirely. Don’t forget to give yourself breaks.

This is why my least-favourite jobs are the ones requiring just enough braining that I can’t think about anything else while I’m doing them, but not enough to be interesting in their own right.