1. Take yourself on an Artist Date. This is something I learned from The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron, a well-known book to guide a creative through the artmaking process. The book describes the artist date: But what exactly is an artist date? An artist date is a block of time, perhaps two hours weekly, especially set aside and committed to nurturing your creative consciousness, your inner artist. In its most primary form, the artist date is an excursion, a play date that you preplan and defend against all interlopers. You do not take anyone on this artist date but you and your inner artist, a.k.a. your creative child. That means no lovers, friends, spouses, children—no taggers-on of any stripe.
Love this! The writer’s date is such a great idea.
Great ideas. Mason Currey who wrote the daily rituals book, also has a Substack: https://masoncurrey.substack.com/