The Curious Case of the Missing Creativity

Over the last coupleyears, I’ve noticed that something has been dwindling: my sense of creativity. The thing is, I don’t know whether it’s dying, taking an extended vacation, or justout for a very longlunch! And if I amindeed losing my creativity, how can I get it back?

It’s a rather curious problem to consider. Creativity has never struck me as something that I need to consciously cultivate — it’s just there, or in this case, it isn’t. I’d be walking or driving or even mowing the lawn and I’...