One of the quickest and most effective ways to kill your creativity is to try to live up to a whole collection of “shoulds” defined by other people.

“You should do this”, “You should do that”…

What does it really mean to be creative? Follow what you’re told you “should” do? I don’t think so…

Here are 7 of the most deadly “shoulds” to avoid to help you be more creative on your own terms:

If I were to ask how creative you’d been in the last few weeks, what would your response be?

Would you say something like “I’ve been SO busy, I’ve finished a collection of poems, painted 2 new abstract pieces, cooked several delicious meals and redesigned my website logo!” ?

Or would your answer be more like “Er… I’m not sure really. It feels like creatively I’m going through a bit of a lull…” ?

If, as is more likely, you answer in the second way, don’t panic! Let’s get to the real truth of the matter first.

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