I have to disagree with this. There's plenty of ways to be creative and still be disciplined. I find myself spending a lot of cycles reducing solutions to the

I have to disagree with this. There's plenty of ways to be creative and still be disciplined. I find myself spending a lot of cycles reducing solutions to their most simple form -- removing everything unnecessary until just what's required remains. Or, designing large systems. Giving my input on UI layout / design / experience. Imaging use cases and how users will use the software -- what assumptions will they make? Data structure selection, sync vs async, and a whole myriad of trade offs and judgment calls are all creative processes. We're professionals after all. We're employed for the finished product -- let's make it as good as we can. You can always code outside of work to flex your creative muscles if you find your work environment too restricting.