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Jennifer  Padgett

Where do you go to jump start you creativity and get out of a rut?

I do graphic and web design, but day in day out I just some days I feel I have the need to hang with more creatives, go to book stores and look a print mags of just surf the web. Not only to get out of a slump but to motivate me and keep me updated. Anyone got any great ideas or would you like to share what you do when you are in a slump?

I know there are more of you out there with great ideas can you help a girl out?

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A fattie boom-battie blunt.

Haha, no...but seriously.

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that does seem to help

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Always.

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Also, check out Dropular.net.

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Music. For me, it's always music. The IMA is a pretty close second, but I usually tour it with...you guessed it...my iPod.

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I always seem to work better with music

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Remember to give yourself permission to have "non creative" times. I still fight guilty feelings almost every time I step away from the studio when I know I should be working. But stepping away for awhile not only gives me a break but makes me eager to get back to work and that's when the ideas begin to flow. You need guilt-free equal time off!

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I park my ass in the trees. Seriously--a good trip to IMA, strolling among the flowers and things, allowing my brain to meander as well, always kicks me right back where I want to be.

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