Chris Zydel of Creativity Portal on how we let the time needed for creative projects slip away :

When these folks tell me that they don't have time for creativity, they trot out the unassailable list of essentials that obviously need to come first as the reason that they can't have the creative expression that they so achingly desire. They point to things like the need to feed themselves and their families, to exercise, to pay their bills, to care for their children, or to go to work. But these honorable and necessary tasks are rarely the culprit in stealing the energy needed to fuel a passionate and creative life.

My current top five time sinks:

• Net surfing that's unrelated to work or creativity
  
• Downloading and experimenting with software I don't really need
  
• Socializing and attending functions that aren't truly important to me
  
• Facebook
• I don't think there's a fifth. Imagine - I haven't even got enough time to fritter it away properly