Hi! This post is really nice!
As a hobbyist artist myself, I can definitely confirm these benefits that creativity brings, especially the kinds that you make stuff with your own hands! Personally my favourite activity is taking my mind off and do a bunch of studies of the human figure or artworks to get into the zone.
One advice I'd like to share for anyone wanting to get into drawing/painting/playing an instrument/ anything creative but do not have any time is that any small amount of time doing something creative will work, whether it's 5 minutes or an hour! There's no pressure in needing to carving out a large portion of your time doing something creative, the main thing is actually consistency! 5 minutes every week doing simple sketches will go a long way in improving your skills and mental health as opposed to one 2-hour session that one time, especially for beginners.
Finally, while I know that once you start making something creative you're bound to compare yourselves to others and feel worse about your skills, focus on you and your progress only and instead use other people's works as inspirations! Changing from that depressive comparison spiral to one of inspiration and self-improvement is the key to having a better time ^^
