Creative Process

What I learned about the creative process...

Throughout the semester, this capstone pushed me out of my comfort zone with many different art mediums, with the added pressure of time constraints as well.  Something I struggled with especially during the first half of the semester was finding the time in my schedule to work on my capstone.  As a naturally anxious person, I never did well with time limits, and as a result I find myself panicking when I see the deadline inch closer and closer.  A simple yet clever technique that I learned to combat this in CPSA250 was the Eisenhower Matrix.  Essentially, you go through the tasks that need to get done and assign them a priority numbered 1-4.  Each number  helps you direct your energy towards the most important tasks, with 1 being the highest priority doing, 2 being less urgent planning, 3 should have time delegated to it, and 4 should be eliminated.  I found this ranking strategy helpful in getting my mind to focus on a simple goal instead of multiple, overcoming the  “mere urgency effect” - the fact that our attention tends to be drawn to time-sensitive tasks (Zhu, Yang, and Hsee) and something I struggle with quite often.

Meng Zhu, Yang Yang, Christopher K Hsee, The Mere Urgency Effect, Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 45, Issue 3, October 2018,

Pages 673–690, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucy008