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The greatest killer of creativity is interruption. It pulls your mind away from what you want to be thinking about. Research has shown that, after an interruption, it can take eight minutes for you to return to your previous state of consciousness, and up to twenty minutes to get back to a state of deep focus.

Most adults, by contrast, find it hard to be playful-no doubt because they have to take care of all the responsibilities that come with an adult's life. Creative adults, however, have not forgotten how to play.

I borrowed this from the library because comedian Kellen Erskine said it was his favourite book about creativity, and Kellen is one of my favourite comics. He also had a podcast with Dave Vance called The Book Pile. It’s the best.