In this episode, Paul and Chris draw on their personal experiences of daily acts of creativity (daily watercolour and a daily photograph) to understand what creative energy is and how to maintain it.
The big theme that Chris and Paul draw out are that creative energy is like a rechargeable battery that has to be used regularly to keep it working well but which also needs to be re-charged (through rest and reflection) in-between uses. 
Even though they are each known for their one daily act of creativity, they agree that creativity is a life’s work and that they are in fact 24/7 creatives who will struggle to ‘retire’.
More detailed notes/learnings from this episode:

• Lots of practical factors affect creative energy - Physical fitness, avoiding alcohol/caffeine, being in the right  physical environment  and with the right people all affect creativity
• Rest and reflection are a vital part of the process - it sparks new ideas and as creativity is physically and mentally draining, so rest a vital phase to enable new energy to flow
• Barriers to creative energy are fear (of being judged/ridiculed  by  others) and ignorance (some people don’t know or acknowledge how creative they are.
• Creativity is a life’s work - real creatives never retire.

Links/References

Jackson Pollak (Artist)

Lloyd Rees (Artist)

Michael Fairweather (Paul's Brother)

Pro Hart (Artist)

Flow (Psychology Concept)

Paul Fairweather (Co-Host)

Chris Meredith (Co-Host)

The Common Creative (Podcast)

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