If you feel dead inside, create. Make something—anything—that matters. Don’t wait for permission. Start now, and let your vision lead to something truly yours.

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I think it's very important to find something "creative" outside advertising where there are no stakes and you can just play.

As a writer I don't want to write outside of work, so I enjoy making music. It feels creatively fulfilling and even if the day job is lacking at times, I still feel good.

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It's common in advertising to have creatives that are creating outside of work. I saw Art Directors writing Novels, Fiction books and being published. My friend is a copy writer and he is learning how to hand draw portrait with fusain. People in accounting department having a music band. etc.

You can't just create for work or you will eventually die of boredom.

And your statement is very true "Don't wait for permission"

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Why would you wait for permission?

Thanks for saying this. I kinda needed it.

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it is especially freeing to do stuff that isn’t related to your work, like code or music

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