My "general" capacity under normal circumstances (about 85–90%)

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My capacity during this pandemic and election (minus any personal factors) (about 75%)

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My capacity during the pandemic and election + showing up for career responsibilities + showing up for friends and family and "people-ing" (down to about 40%)

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The capacity I have left for anything else in my life (25% ish)

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As you can see by my example — there’s very little capacity leftover in a day to do anything else. This capacity battery hasn’t even touched on the household responsibilities or other needs I have (eating, hygiene, laundry, dishes, etc). This also doesn’t account for someone who has children and all the various amounts of responsibilities and care that places on capacity.

So when you look at our capacity levels and how it affects creativity, yeah, it makes a huge difference. You may not be able to physically see it — but your mental capacity plays a huge role in your mental health and therefore, your creativity.