You might not consider yourself a creative person anymore, but you almost certainly were at one point. Among childhood’s many blessings is the freedom to play and create; art class, recess, and music lessons offer outlets for unbridled imagination and expressiveness. But somewhere along the way, play and creation become uncool, something only little kids do, according to Cas Holman, a toy designer and author of Playful: How Play Shifts Our Thinking, Inspires Connection, and Sparks Creativity. So we stop. We focus on activities we excel in or could make us money instead of ones we enjoy simply for the sake of doing them.

As grown-up responsibilities mount, what limited free time remains might not be dedicated to creative pursuits but to rest, entertainment, doomscrolling. But for all the o

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