"Creativity arises out of tension between spontaneity and limitations, the latter forcing the spontaneity into various forms which are essential to the work of art or poem."
Rollo May
American Author/Psychologist
1909 - 1994
I spent seven years writing and studying haiku. The 5-7-5 three-line form is seen by some as very limiting. Yet, there is freedom and spontaneity within the limits of the form. Do you want to challenge yourself? Then impose some limits on what you create. After I moved on from haiku, I created my own 7-line and 20-line poems. I limited how much I could say by the number of lines. Online you can find the six word story. The challenge is to tell your story in six words. Another blog publishes fiction that is 25 words long, composed of 5 sentences with each sentence being 5 words long. It is called 5 X 5 fiction. The same can be done with painting. There are artists who commit to painting a painting every day. That is a major limitation. Here is a link to Angela's blog where she posts a new painting every day. What limitations are you challenging yourself with? Remember limitations can increase the creativity.
