Vacation and Creative Incubation

An important part of the creative process is rest, stepping away from the creative work to allow ideas to incubate.

I’ve spent the last eight days on a physically relaxing vacation with my wonderful husband and our good friends. My husband soaked in the sun and water and couch time and wondered what could possibly be more relaxing. I, on the other hand, found my mind constantly trying to work on problems. All the free time I had at my disposal failed to give my mind a break. Our very busy vacation to New York last summer was far more relaxing for me.

I learned this week that I need a fair amount of distraction to really allow my mind to rest, while other creatives need complete physical and mental rest.

So, I’m curious – what kind of vacation is most creatively rejuvenating for you?

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Mare Biddle

08/7 2009
The absolute best vacation I ever had was a few years ago with five girl friends. I didn’t realize until dinner on the second day why I was having so much fun and releasing pounds of tension. Colleen told us where to meet, where we were going and what time to be there. I participated fully in all the festivities without having to be in charge of any of it! Busy or lazy – let me play by not putting me in charge!

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