🧑‍🏭: You can control your creativity (scientifically)

Published 10 months ago • 1 min read

Before we start:

If you enjoy this newsletter, it'd mean the world if you dropped this email into your primary inbox. It's simple:

Thank you, and let's get to this week's topic:

On a scale of 1-10, how much you’d rate your ability to control your creativity, Reader?

Are you able to deliver consistent creative work every day — or are you getting stuck in creative ruts regularly, waiting for creativity to happen to you?

Now, if you rated yourself a 10 out of 10 — this email is probably not for you.

But most of us could probably use a bit more control over our creative juices.

So, I read 24 cognitive science studies (while almost falling asleep twice) to clarify 5 no BS, science-based methods to become effortlessly creative.

Here's what I found:

And if you prefer reading over watching, here's a text version.

Let's get practical 🧑‍🏭

This week, try to adjust your creative routine to your mood. If you feel awesome – create. But if you don't – focus on less engaging tasks, like accounting or analyzing social media metrics.

Reply to this email to let me know how it works!

Have a great day!

Kuba (@contentkuba)

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