Do you find your work to be a creative outlet in any way?

I love art and am always disappointed after watching a great movie, listening to a great album, going to a visual arts museum, reading a great book. It sucks to go back to a life of spreadsheets and budgets and negotiations. I don't find art in this life but I'm curious if you find your work to be a creative outlet in any way. I wonder if any investing jobs can let me scratch this itch or if they're all fairly meh. I also wonder if I could scratch this itch by working for an art producing company i.e. Pixar or if that would feel just as devoid of creative expression / art as LBOs currently does to me. 

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