{"id":399427,"date":"2022-01-26T14:08:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T11:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/do-you-need-to-be-alone-to-be-creative-heres-what-the-experts-say\/"},"modified":"2022-01-26T14:08:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T11:08:48","slug":"do-you-need-to-be-alone-to-be-creative-heres-what-the-experts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-to-be-alone-to-be-creative-heres-what-the-experts-say\/","title":{"rendered":"#Do you need to be alone to be creative? Here\u2019s what the experts say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c6dfef11bd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c6dfef11bd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-to-be-alone-to-be-creative-heres-what-the-experts-say\/#People_who_prefer_time_alone_are_often_more_creative\" >People who prefer time alone are often more creative<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-to-be-alone-to-be-creative-heres-what-the-experts-say\/#Context_shifting_is_the_enemy_of_deep_work\" >Context shifting is the enemy of deep work<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-to-be-alone-to-be-creative-heres-what-the-experts-say\/#Creative_work_is_not_linear\" >Creative work is not linear<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-to-be-alone-to-be-creative-heres-what-the-experts-say\/#Creativity_cant_be_fixed_to_a_9_to_5_schedule\" >Creativity can\u2019t be fixed to a 9 to 5 schedule<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-to-be-alone-to-be-creative-heres-what-the-experts-say\/#But_team_brainstorming_can_be_fruitful_in_other_ways\" >But team brainstorming can be fruitful in other ways<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-to-be-alone-to-be-creative-heres-what-the-experts-say\/#So_should_we_make_our_creatives_come_back_to_the_office_or_should_we_continue_the_remote_life\" >So should we make our creatives come back to the office or should we continue the remote life?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Do you need to be alone to be creative? Here\u2019s what the experts say<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2022%2F01%2FUntitled-design-10.jpg&amp;signature=87d8456468fa9c9a213700d67c32b511\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                            Before the pandemic started, the debate between open office proponents and haters was as hot as ever, with a new day and a new \u2018study\u2019 showing favorable results for rubbing elbows with colleagues. And the next day, one professing the evils of the incessant noise machine we\u2019d created.<\/p>\n<p>Little did we know we\u2019d soon all be doing our own unintentional \u2018experiment\u2019 into the benefits and evils of working solo.<\/p>\n<p>But now, after close to two years, offices in many parts of the world are asking employees to return to work. Needless to say, this is creating some tension between those who have been twiddling their thumbs of boredom at home and those of us who will be dragging our feet back to the noisy environs of the open office space.<\/p>\n<p>One category of employees who have a lot to say about this are the creatives. Some of the most famous artists, writers, and musicians in history relied on quiet and solitude to get their best work done, so how has this experience been for the designers, video editors, and office creatives of today?<\/p>\n<p>In a joint study by The Drum and Adobe, titled <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrum.com\/news\/the-office-the-future-creative-collaborative-flexible\">Creativity, collaboration, and culture: the impact of working from home on marketers and marketing<\/a><a>, 47% of creatives believe the quality of creative work has improved due to working from home. But the same amount disagreed. While only 16% felt they couldn\u2019t work effectively from home, around 56% expect to work mostly from home in the future.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So is time alone actually better for creativity? Should we drag our creatives kicking and screaming back to the office?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s dive into a few things we\u2019ve found out about creative work:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"People_who_prefer_time_alone_are_often_more_creative\"><\/span>People who prefer time alone are often more creative<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although famous writers and artists from Thoreau to Walden created some of their most famous works while in solitude, there\u2019s still a lot of stigma facing people who prefer to spend time alone, especially in the workplace.<\/p>\n<p>But, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalo.edu\/news\/releases\/2017\/11\/023.html\">this University of Buffalo study<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> withdrawal is positively correlated with creativity \u2014 as long as the reason for withdrawal isn\u2019t linked to fear (shyness or avoidance).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the years, unsociability has been characterized as a relatively benign form of social withdrawal. But, with the new findings linking it to creativity, we think unsociability may be better characterized as a potentially beneficial form of social withdrawal,\u201d noted Julie Bowker, associate professor of psychology at the University of Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p>Ester Buchholz, author of The Call of Solitude, notes that alone time is fuel for life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife\u2019s creative solutions require alone time. Solitude is required for the unconscious to process and unravel problems. Others inspire us, information feeds us, practice improves our performance, but we need quiet time to figure things out, to emerge with new discoveries, to unearth original answers,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.presentationzen.com\/presentationzen\/2006\/12\/have_a_happy_an.html\">notes<\/a> Buchholz.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Adobe study, 74% of respondents said that their company\u2019s creative output<br \/>hadn\u2019t suffered as a result of working from home. If some employees prefer working from home, why not let them? It also helps creatives avoid unwanted distractions.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Context_shifting_is_the_enemy_of_deep_work\"><\/span>Context shifting is the enemy of deep work<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You know when you\u2019re trying to reach a tight deadline and Larry from sales asks you to draw up just a tiny, small wireframe for a desperate client? (Dammit Larry) Once you finally reconnect with your original task, it\u2019s time for a team meeting (joy). In the end, what could\u2019ve taken you two hours of focused work drags on for eight hours of switching between the task at hand and random distractions being thrown at you.<\/p>\n<p>Cal Newport, a proponent of focused work and author of Deep Work, has a term for this \u2014 attention residue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time you switch your attention from one target to another and then back again, there\u2019s a cost. If you constantly make \u2018quick checks\u2019 of various devices and inboxes, you essentially keep yourself in a state of persistent <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/news\/smarter-livinghow-to-actually-truly-focus-on-what-youre-doing.html\">attention residue<\/a>, which is a terrible idea if you\u2019re someone who uses your brain to make a living,\u201d believes Newport.<\/p>\n<p>Creatives who worked from home experienced less of this. As a consequence, they were able to increase their output. According to The Drum and Adobe study, a whopping 67% of respondents reported fewer interruptions to their work when at home.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Creative_work_is_not_linear\"><\/span>Creative work is not linear<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to the study, \u201cFor creative people, in particular, their work is not linear, so having the extra headspace and different sources of inspiration has had a positive impact on their creative output and quality of work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bhg.com.au\/people-get-best-ideas-in-the-shower\">Scientific research<\/a> has shown that you\u2019re more likely to have creative flashes when you\u2019re in the shower or doing something monotonous.<\/p>\n<p>The TL;DR version is that while you\u2019re in the midst of a problem, your prefrontal cortex region (part of the brain associated with decisions, goals, and behavior) is engaged, and you have the \u201cdefault mode network\u201d of your brain switched off. But when doing monotonous activities, your prefrontal cortex is relaxed as you\u2019re on autopilot mode. Your brain goes into a \u2018wandering\u2019 mode, making creative connections that your conscious mind wouldn\u2019t have come up with otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>In a panel discussion titled \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrum.com\/news\/creatives-reveal-their-new-era-resolutions-working-life-after-lockdown\">Creatives reveal their \u2018New Era Resolutions<\/a><a>,\u2019 UK-based Jennifer Hayashi, associate design director at We Are Social, noted that less time spent in the confines of the office had helped her work creatively.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love roller skating, and I get a lot of my ideas there. During my commute, I could come up with ideas as well, but now I have different inspirations during the day which I didn\u2019t have before, which has been mindblowing,\u201d noted Hayashi.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Creativity_cant_be_fixed_to_a_9_to_5_schedule\"><\/span>Creativity can\u2019t be fixed to a 9 to 5 schedule<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>But these random flashes of creativity don\u2019t always h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en during the standard working hours. According to John Mitchell, co-founder, and chief culture officer at Good Culture, bosses trying to mandate presenteeism and control employees\u2019 time are demotivating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the pandemic, there was a lost sense of control with managing people\u2019s time. It turned out as long as they delivered the results, it doesn\u2019t matter how people managed their time. This gave people the autonomy and freedom to be more invested in the culture and the business,\u201d noted Mitchell.<\/p>\n<p>There is a reason for taking the shackles off the fixed working hours in favor of creativity. According to Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire, authors of Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind, creative people work best when they work the hours that work best for them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter when it is, individuals with high creative output will often figure out what time it is that their minds start firing up and structure their days accordingly,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/creativity-habits_n_4859769\">notes<\/a> Gregoire. Let your creatives be free to decide their schedule as long as they\u2019re on track with work.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"But_team_brainstorming_can_be_fruitful_in_other_ways\"><\/span>But team brainstorming can be fruitful in other ways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We all dread sitting in meetings that drag on for hours. Before the pandemic, this survey pointed out how <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/news\/67percent-of-workers-say-spending-too-much-time-in-meetings-distracts-them.html\">67% of employees felt meetings distracted them<\/a><a> from doing their actual work. There was no way to avoid that in an office setup. Some have continued with that mindset using <\/a>Zoom or Teams to \u201ccheck-in\u201d constantly, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/blog\/teamwork\/science-just-confirmed-what-you-already-knew-zoom-fatigue-is-real\">much to the annoyance of employees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But, when it comes to solving tricky issues, bouncing ideas off of colleagues can not only bring new perspectives, but also help strengthen the connection between team members \u2014 something that\u2019s been sorely lacking for many during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsroom.niu.edu\/news\/study-identifies-hidden-benefits-of-brainstorming&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1643123115025207&amp;usg=AOvVaw02R2_K3uIaU9Abla2Gg81x\">this study<\/a> by Northern Illinois University: \u201c[Brainstorming] can be used to simply build cohesiveness, which in turn can lessen employee turnover and increase employee commitment,\u201d said David Henningsen, one of the study\u2019s authors. One aspect studied by the authors was \u2018piggybacking \u2014 building on the ideas of others.\u2019 The study found that team cohesiveness was influenced by increased instances of piggybacking.<\/p>\n<p>The trick for managers here is to find a balance with individual team members between time alone and time with the team and, when brainstorms do happen, making sure everyone feels included.<\/p>\n<p>One of the panelists on Creatives reveal their \u2018New Era Resolutions,\u2019 Alice Watkinson, senior creative at Innocent Drinks, noted that organizations have to be structured and prepared to help introverts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor introverts, working remotely opens a lot of things. But when you have a lot of people on the call, and you want them to share their ideas and inputs, it\u2019s quite intimidating for introverts to do that on the screen. So we\u2019ve tried to see how we can open that up for everyone, whether it\u2019s via chat or opening up the whiteboard,\u201d noted Watkinson.<\/p>\n<p>An introvert may have great ideas but in a face-to-face context, they may feel intimidated to share them. However, with online collaboration tools such as Slack, Discord, and whiteboards, where communication is text-based, introverts can be more assertive with their ideas. It\u2019s up to the organizations to ensure the right tools and processes are in place to ensure a smooth communication channel.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_should_we_make_our_creatives_come_back_to_the_office_or_should_we_continue_the_remote_life\"><\/span>So should we make our creatives come back to the office or should we continue the remote life?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to Bart Van de Wiele, the principal solutions consultant at Adobe:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The future is a hybrid system. An office that\u2019s good enough, comfortable enough, fun enough to work in, and to do your best work. And then, if you do decide to work from home, make sure you\u2019ve got the best tools available for proper online collaboration, asset sharing, etc., so you don\u2019t lower the quality of the work simply because you\u2019re not physically in the office. No one should be able to notice that.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a> has been crucial in the transformation of work from the office to work from home. However, the study also found that, while many marketers were happy to work from home, around 53% felt that it made collaboration harder. Among creatives, this figure rose to 70%.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that hybrid working structures that take individuals\u2019 creativity preferences into account will be the way forward. Whatever form your new work structure takes, you need to have the right processes and tech in place so that everyone\u2019s on the same page, wherever they\u2019re working.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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