There’s a self-limiting myth that I used to believe. It’s a myth books, movies, and songs have propagated for the longest time.
The myth: To be your most creative self you must suffer considerably ever day, you must be sad, or, better yet, depressed, and you should never, ever be happy.
If you fell for this myth, as so many before you have, and you’re stuck, wondering why you are not as creative as you know you can be, here’s why: