Does everything we do with AI have to be productive? Sometimes I just want to play, create something unexpected, and see where curiosity takes me. Can AI be just for fun?
On My Mind Monday
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Ideas are a little like modeling clay. As we work with them, they begin to change shape, and sometimes our feelings tell us more about where they’re going than our thoughts can explain.
When a hurricane interrupted my plans and left me without electricity, I picked up a notebook and started thinking about questions I’d been putting aside. Sometimes an unexpected pause gives us room to explore thoughts we didn’t even realize needed our attention.
Some of my better ideas seem to arrive sideways, appearing while I’m busy working on something else. Maybe our creative projects aren’t always competing for attention. Maybe they’re quietly feeding each other.
A two-week break left me wondering whether stepping away restores more than energy. Maybe it also gives attention, curiosity, and creative perspective room to return.