Does growing up kill creativity?

I've been thinking about this question a lot lately. It's one that was sparked by a recent conversation with a friend, where we talked about feeling like we were so much more creative as kids. This week, I'm diving deeper into this question -- what is actually going on, why this may be happening, and how we can counteract it.


Sources mentioned:
- https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/19/opinion/sunday/what-happens-to-creativity-as-we-age.html
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pnas.1700811114
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolyncenteno/2018/04/18/fear-shrinks-your-brain-and-makes-you-less-creative/?sh=623281bd1c6d
- https://hbr.org/2021/10/4-ways-to-spark-creativity-when-youre-feeling-stressed