You see, Starbucks is where I do my writing. And I can't put my finger on why. I'm staring at the same Macbook screen that I would be staring at in my office. It's not the music they play, because I'm usually cocooned in my own headphones. Maybe it's the texture...the constant movement of people on their way to work, people on their way from dawn patrol surfing, old people, young people. The buzz of constant conversation...incomprehensible through the headphones, but still there, like a background sound effect labeled, "coffee shop."
Whatever it is, I can sit for hours in my office and not get a thing done. I come into Starbucks, plant my butt by the window, and in 10 minutes I've got it. Lightning in a Bottle.
I've been struck by creative solutions while washing my car, ironing shirts, and most often, while taking a shower (yeah, I know, I know). Maybe one side of my brain just needs to park itself for awhile while the other side chugs away. Without knowing it.
So...where do you create?
i used to go to UH and sit among the students. the energy and excitement always got me creatively going.
ReplyDeletei then started sitting at kahala mall. same feeling, but a bit more mature.
i finally settled on airports. i know...strange...but to me, that is the most exciting place for the creative juices to flow.
try it.
I've found that working out at the gym gets my brain churning. I don't know if it's the fact that my body is concentrating on the workout and my mind is free to wander...but I've noticed my best workouts are the one's where I don't even break a sweat. I'll end up spending the entire workout with my pad and pen, trying to keep up with the overflow of ideas.
ReplyDeleteI used to love going to downtown cafes but the place where I felt was the beset was when I was in Sydney and sitting next to the water at the Opera House. So many people to keep the ideas and inspirations coming, but at the same time it was relaxing enough that I could focus for a long time.
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