My best creative thinking

I get some of my best creative thinking done in the morning. I get up at 4 AM almost every day. Today, I was up at 3:30 AM. On days when I sleep late, 5:30 AM. I’m a morning person. For years I had to be at work by 5:30 AM. About 4 years ago, I started a job where I have to be at work at 6:30 AM so I have become very much a morning person.

I find that getting up early my mind is clear. I’m not thinking about all the events of the past day. I’m not tired from everything that I have done throughout the day. Plus, it is quiet. Few people are awake moving about that early in the morning.

My morning routine is to start coffee and then take a shower. By the time I’m done with the shower coffee is ready. I’ll pour some coffee and sit down at my desk. By this time, ideas start to hit. I usually peruse social media and my favorite photography sites. Then I begin to fine-tune my ideas. They may not be ready for “prime-time” but I’ll add them to my notebook.

I also write this blog in the mornings. I’ve tried to write it later in the day but I’m usually mentally spent by then and it just doesn’t get done.

We all talk about “finding time” to do the things we want or need to do. For me, it is the early morning. This time may change as I move forward in life but for now, early morning works. My mind is clear in the mornings, and the “chalk” board of my thoughts is blank.

Find your creative time and let me know what works for you. I’m curious to hear when you have your creative time of day.