How to be More Creative is part of a series of blog posts and projects that focus on giving ourselves permission to be creative. Today you have permission to play. Yes, you heard me right. You are allowed to play. When I was a child, I loved creative things: music, art, writing, and even a little acting. As I was learning though, it seemed as though everyone taught me the rules, but no one taught me how to explore the creative world beyond them. And it never really occurred to me to simply play around with my creative interests.