{"id":20987,"date":"2019-08-18T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=20987"},"modified":"2019-08-18T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T19:15:00","slug":"habits-can-make-creative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/20987\/habits-can-make-creative\/","title":{"rendered":"How Your Habits Can Make You More Creative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20995 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blueprint_EyeHand_425.jpg\" alt=\"Blueprint_EyeHand_425\" width=\"425\" height=\"426\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>They Did It This Way<\/strong><br \/>\nDid you know?<br \/>\nLudwig Van Beethoven religiously took walks in nature to find new musical ideas.<br \/>\nGeorgia O\u2019Keefe cultivated her garden for improved health. Upon hearing that John Marin had completed three canvases in one day the first thing she asked him was what he ate that day.<br \/>\nAgnes Martin\u2019s rigorous meditation practice helped her manage her schizophrenia and find inspiration for her paintings<br \/>\nErnest Hemingway stopped writing before he didn\u2019t know what to say next so that he knew where to pick up in the morning.<br \/>\nThomas Edison slept upright with a metal ball in his hand to wake him up so that he could record the ideas he found during light sleep before he lost them in deep sleep.<br \/>\n<strong>You Do It Your Way<\/strong><br \/>\nNo two artists do it quite the same way. Your art is your own. So are the daily rituals that propel your life. Like you, they change over time. The time you spend reviewing your habits, casting aside old unproductive ones and cultivating new productive ones will ensure greater fulfillment and success and quite possibly new breakthroughs.<br \/>\nHabits \u2026 they\u2019re the keys to achieving your life goals. Habits are powerful because small things build up to something much bigger over time. Are your habits serving you? If you haven\u2019t reconsidered your habits recently, it\u2019s time. I know it is for me. We don\u2019t have to do this all at once. We just have to get started. And make it a habit to consider our habits.<br \/>\nIn this set of resources, you\u2019ll find all kinds of great food for thought including what worked for famous artists like Leonardo, Beethoven, Hemingway, O\u201dKeeffe and many many more.<br \/>\n<strong>A Toolkit To Help You Improve Your Habits<\/strong><br \/>\nDon\u2019t think of these resources as a to-do list. You can\u2019t do it all! What\u2019s most important is making time and space for the things in your life that are the most important to you.<br \/>\nThink these resources as toolkits to help you craft the life you want to live!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3008409\/how-schedule-your-day-peak-creative-performance?utm_source=postup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Fast%20Company%20Daily&amp;position=3&amp;partner=newsletter&amp;campaign_date=07072018\"><strong>How To Schedule Your Day For Peak Creative Performance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Exercise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/article\/artsy-editorial-exercise-creative\"><strong>Why Exercise Makes You More Creative<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/tech\/annals-of-technology\/walking-helps-us-think\"><strong>Why Walking Helps Us Think<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/creativity-you\/201703\/can-simple-walk-improve-your-creative-thinking\"><strong>Can A Simple Walk Improve Your Creative Thinking?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/habits-not-hacks\/201407\/beethovens-daily-habit-inspiring-creative-breakthroughs\"><strong>Beethoven\u2019s Daily Habit For Inspiring Creative Breakthroughs<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Diet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/article\/artsy-editorial-creative-boost-diet\"><strong>Need A Creative Boost? Take A Look At Your Diet<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/article\/artsy-editorial-picassos-rice-pudding-okeeffes-green-juice-favorite-snacks-famous-artists?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=14566859-newsletter-editorial-daily-09-26-18&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=st-V\"><strong>From Picasso\u2019s Rice Pudding to O\u2019Keeffe\u2019s Green Juice, the Favorite Snacks of Famous Artists\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sleep<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/article\/artsy-editorial-nap-creative?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=15026674-newsletter-editorial-daily-11-08-18&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=st-V\"><strong>Taking a Nap Could Make You More Creative<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2014\/8\/28\/6074177\/coffee-naps-caffeine-science\"><strong>Scientists Agree \u2013 Coffee Naps Are Better Than Coffee Or Naps Alone<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuck.com\/creativity-and-sleep\/\"><strong>Can Sleep Make You More Creative ?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/article\/artsy-editorial-famous-artists-dealt-insomnia?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=17518569-newsletter-editorial-daily-07-17-19&amp;utm_campaign=editorial-rail&amp;utm_content=st-V\"><strong>How Famous Artists Dealt With Insomnia<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stress<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/article\/artsy-editorial-artists-share-rituals-dealing-stress?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=11736953-newsletter-editorial-daily-12-29-17&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=st-S\"><strong>Artists Share Their Rituals For Dealing With Stress<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Meditation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/article\/artsy-editorial-meditating-better-artist\"><strong>Why Meditating Might Make You A Better Artist<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thriveglobal.com\/stories\/austin-kleon-how-disconnection-boosts-your-creativity\/\"><strong>How Disconnection Boosts Your Creativity<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/article\/artsy-editorial-creative-work-vacation\"><strong>Want to Be More Creative At Work? Stop Working !<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainpickings.org\/2014\/12\/03\/pablo-casals-work-age\/?mc_cid=bdbcab74af&amp;mc_eid=f1c6f7e211\"><strong>Legendary Cellist Pablo Casals, at Age 93, On Creative Vitality And How Working with Love Prolongs Your Life<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jamesclear.com\/daily-routines-writers\"><strong>The Daily Routines Of 12 Famous Writers\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainpickings.org\/2012\/11\/20\/daily-routines-writers\/\"><strong>The Daily Routines Of Great Writers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/article\/artsy-editorial-morning-routines-famous-artists-andy-warhol-louise-bourgeois?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=14184629-newsletter-editorial-daily-08-16-18&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=st-S\"><strong>The Morning Routines of Famous Artists, From Andy Warhol To Louise Bourgeois<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/article\/artsy-editorial-daily-routines-10-women-artists-joan-mitchell-diane-arbus?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=16327857-newsletter-editorial-daily-03-19-19&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=st-V\"><strong>The Daily Routines Of 10 Women Artists, From Joan Mitchell To Diane Arbus<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/article\/artsy-editorial-famous-artists-proved-staying-late-lead-great-ideas\"><strong>7 Famous Artists Who Made Great Work Late At Night<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Quotes  41 Great Quotes On Habits\">41 Great Quotes About Habit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That&#8217;s a lot! 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