Logic Brains And Creativity

I’m a lawyer and I have a logic brain,

Lawyer with brain open, with little colorful logic boxes. Lawyer looks sad.

which I can turn on as long as necessary, at full speed, if I must.

Gif of lawyer typing like mad, only arms are moving at laptop. Thinking "Must have Oxford comma!"

But non-stop precision can be draining.

Lawyer sitting in chair, looking sad. Style of all of these drawings is sketchy, black in on white.

If I’m in this mode too long, my logic brain loses its edge.

Lawyer looking overworked. Brain is wedged open like can opener, with brain bits colorful and mushed (compared to the logic boxes from earlier). The brain contents are watercolored paper.

For a long time, I just pushed through it. But then I started putting my ideas into a different format, just to try something new.

Lawyer sitting at table, looking happy, in green shirt, with colorful swirls and stars all around. Drawing on paper.

It was a revelation! My creative brain flourished and brought life back to my logic brain.

Lawyer looking up at creative, colorful things above their head, popping out of them. Very happy face. Still in green shirt.

I was still working within structure and constraints, but I could experiment and communicate my ideas in a completely new way. Eventually, this crept into my legal writing as I started being more comfortable thinking outside the box.

If you, too, are a secretly creative lawyer, I’d love to chat! Check out my Workshops page for more information on tapping into this part of our brains.

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