Creativity according to me is "doing the same thing differently" to break away from the daily mundaness and regularity and apply a fresh perspective. It helps me grow, see the bigger picture, express myself, and relieve stress.
“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.”
I apply creativity in my life every single day (I try to), in various things I do, create, and arrange around me. For example, quite often, I revisit my old work and illustrations and try doing them in a different way. I also tend to arrange, rearrange things around me including my workspace, every now and then. This keeps the newness going and is fun to do at the same time.
To sum it up in points
Creativity helps me grow and be curious: It leads me to re-look at something in a different way. It helps me challenge myself inwardly and also leads me to push boundaries beyond my comfort zone. Like Paul Arden said ‘Don’t be afraid of silly ideas’. You just do not know what you may land up creating if you never experiment and create.
Creativity helps me see the bigger picture: It helps me step back and see the complete picture, rather than focusing on just one aspect or corner of it. This is especially important when I am working on complex projects that require me to look at a single idea from multiple perspectives.
I express myself with creativity: It allows me to express myself in places where words fall short. It’s a joyful activity for me to ‘say what I want to say with the help of shapes, colors and forms’. Storytelling is a huge aspect of things that I draw and that is where I find myself expressing freely and openly with the help of my skills and creativity.
Creativity feeds the inner rebel: Unless you are working to a brief, you can go absolutely wild and free with your talent and put it to use un multiple ways. In my years of working as an illustrator I have have discovered the joys of creating sans boundaries and without the fear of going wrong.
Creativity helps relieve stress: Creativity is a therapeutic outlet and help me relax and de-stress. Very often people ask what my hobbies are and almost always my reply is ‘to draw some more’. It remains a fact that I love what I do and therefore my drawing board is my happy space that I am naturally drawn towards. Be it at my desk or when I’m travelling, my iPad and pencil are my best friends!
Overall, creativity is an important part of my life because it helps me to grow, learn, and express myself. It helps me to find joy and fulfillment in my work and personal life. The best part of it being, creativity is a kind of superpower that never gets over and the more you charge it, the stronger it gets.
Your mind is a cup of infinite possibilities and the next best thing is waiting to be created!