Sep 1, 2021

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To be Creative, learn to be Mindless

What I’ve learnt from my ridiculous writing routines

Creativity happens when the ego is blurry | Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash

My ridiculous writing routine

Last week I returned to creative writing after a while. Here’s what my routine has been:

Turn off your phone.
Run.
Then walk.

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Writer-philosopher. Essays on work, creativity and life. Let’s make the internet a better place for big ideas. siddharthchatterjee.com/email-list/

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