get the idea down on the page and write as effortlessly as possible, I’ve already set up my word processor program to use a default font, size, margin and so on. This means I can get straight into writing with as little delay and distraction as possible.

The font I use is the very neutral Verd

What would you say if someone suggested to you that you were greatly limiting your creativity and creative output without realising it, every single time you come to create?

You might respond in a variation on 1 of 3 ways:

1. You might deny it indignantly, saying:

“That’s ridiculous, of course I’m not, why would I hold myself back and limit myself, I love creating!”.

2. You might say:

“Ok maybe sometimes I limit myself when I’m feeling less confident or negative about a project”, which is something no doubt we all relate to from time to time.

3. Though it’s highly unlikely, you might respond:

“I know I limit myself and I know exactly how. I’m going to stop immediately.”

So why is almost certain you’d reply with answer 1 or 2 and not 3?

Simply because you probably don’t realise just how and when you DO limit yourself, and the subtle and almost imperceptible ways these limitations can manifest themselves.

To explain this more clearly, here’s an analogy:

When I come to write a new article, I open a blank document in my word processor. To make it easy for me to get the idea down on the page and write as effortlessly as possible, I’ve already set up my word processor program to use a default font, size, margin and so on. This means I can get straight into writing with as little delay and distraction as possible.

The font I use is the very neutral Verd

ridiculous, of course I’m not, why would I hold myself back and limit myself, I love creating!”.

2. You might say:

“Ok maybe sometimes I limit myself when I’m feeling less confident or negative about a project”, which is something no doubt we all relate to from time to time.

3. Though it’s highly unlikely, you might respond:

“I know I limit myself and I know exactly how. I’m going to stop immediately.”

So why is almost certain you’d reply with answer 1 or 2 and not 3?

Simply because you probably don’t realise just how and when you DO limit yourself, and the subtle and almost imperceptible ways these limitations can manifest themselves.

To explain this more clearly, here’s an analogy:

When I come to write a new article, I open a blank document in my word processor. To make it easy for me to get the idea down on the page and write as effortlessly as possible, I’ve already set up my word processor program to use a default font, size, margin and so on. This means I can get straight into writing with as little delay and distraction as possible.

The font I use is the very neutral Verd

to time.

3. Though it’s highly unlikely, you might respond:

“I know I limit myself and I know exactly how. I’m going to stop immediately.”

So why is almost certain you’d reply with answer 1 or 2 and not 3?

Simply because you probably don’t realise just how and when you DO limit yourself, and the subtle and almost imperceptible ways these limitations can manifest themselves.

To explain this more clearly, here’s an analogy:

When I come to write a new article, I open a blank document in my word processor. To make it easy for me to get the idea down on the page and write as effortlessly as possible, I’ve already set up my word processor program to use a default font, size, margin and so on. This means I can get straight into writing with as little delay and distraction as possible.

The font I use is the very neutral Verd

how and when you DO limit yourself, and the subtle and almost imperceptible ways these limitations can manifest themselves.

To explain this more clearly, here’s an analogy:

When I come to write a new article, I open a blank document in my word processor. To make it easy for me to get the idea down on the page and write as effortlessly as possible, I’ve already set up my word processor program to use a default font, size, margin and so on. This means I can get straight into writing with as little delay and distraction as possible.

The font I use is the very neutral Verd

get the idea down on the page and write as effortlessly as possible, I’ve already set up my word processor program to use a default font, size, margin and so on. This means I can get straight into writing with as little delay and distraction as possible.

The font I use is the very neutral Verdana, the size of 11 point is large enough to see clearly, and the page size of 125% is also as easy to view as possible.

But what if, as my default new blank page, the font size was set to a tiny, eye straining 4 point? Or the default font was an oblique elaborate handwriting typeface? Or the page size set to 10% so it appeared on the screen about the size of a postage stamp?!

Of course, if any of these were set as the default, I’d struggle to get going. I’d either type away anyway, squinting to see the almost invisible text appearing, and along the way give myself a headache and a sore neck, and my face a permanently pained expression.

Or I could change each of the settings one by one to some that were more comfortable and easy to use. But then, unless I change the stored default settings, each time I again open a new blank document, I’ll go through the same clumsy process.

So how does this relate to your creativity?

Well, consider what happens when you settle down to create. What are YOUR default settings, both internally and externally? Are the conditions set up to enable you to create as easily and freely as possible?

Is your attitude