Writing in my school was mostly a chore. We got to write about uninteresting topics, having to argue for/against a point which was either irrelevant or boring for some other reason.

I do agree though that creative writing can be a great exercise for the mind. That's why i'm actually active on lemmy so much. Because i get to formulate my thoughts down, and i even get free feedback from lots of other people! What better way could there be to train my thoughts and formulation skills?