{"id":8946,"date":"2014-04-03T06:58:33","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T13:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/?p=8946"},"modified":"2014-04-03T06:58:33","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T13:58:33","slug":"time-management-for-creative-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/2014\/04\/time-management-for-creative-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Management for Creative Types"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is it Friday yet? I am feeling the drain from the week already. I need a day of creativity, a nap, and some time outside to refuel.<\/p>\n

Just after I wrote that post about managing time and housework, a friend posted a link to a blog post which showed graphics by RJ Andrews of some research done by Mason Curry about how great thinkers managed their time. It was fascinating.<\/p>\n

Here are a few graphics by RJ Andrews from that post, and the link to the original post is here:\u00a0From Mozart to Dickens: How history’s greatest thinkers managed their time<\/a>. The graphics show the day divided into 24 hours, with 6 a.m. in the “3 o’clock” position and 6 p.m. in the “9 o’clock” position.<\/p>\n

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There are many more examples on the website. Walks, naps, meditation, and some time to socialize seem to be important elements to a creative life. Balance seems to be one of the things that I am always working to achieve with my time. Of course it take effort for me to carve out time for exercise, but oddly enough, I have to force myself to sit for 30 minutes or so when it’s lunchtime and rest a bit. Why is rest and creativity difficult to justify?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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