Each of us is ‘endowed’ with creative intelligence that is, for the most part, underutilized due to other responsibilities and busy lifestyles. This is not an excuse for underusing our creative abilities, but simply an exclamation as to why they aren’t used more often. The thought process associated with producing creativity and innovation requires a degree of concentration coupled with a relaxed state of mind. The world we live in today, with hectic work schedules and other life responsibilities, demands a lot of our time and focus. In order to promote our own ability to think outside the box and spark the creativity we seek within ourselves, it is sometimes necessary to take deliberate steps.
Here are 5 ways you can help your mind detach from the demands and chaos that preoccupy it to help discover the creativity and innovation within you.
Disconnect from the Internet
The Internet bombards you with news and information and thus takes control of your thoughts. Get away and let your mind wander, reflect and create on its own without disruptive stimuli! It’s hard to control your thought process when you’re busy ‘processing’ incoming information.
working out
Physical activity offers very few drawbacks in terms of health and also offers the opportunity for your brain to function more clearly. In addition to being good for the body, it also helps increase blood flow to the brain, which helps stimulate thinking.
Go for a walk
The peace and quiet will calm your mind allowing it to ‘create’ rather than ‘process’, which is what it normally does when surrounded by chaos. ‘Passive’ stimuli presented by Mother Nature, such as a bird in flight, a stream, or peace and quiet, are more conducive to creativity than ‘disruptive’ stimuli. Oh, and by the way, physical activity will benefit you too!
Get separation from the work environment
The work environment is structured in a way that symbolizes related problems and functions and thus ‘triggers’ your mind to focus only on these areas. As a result, this structure places limitations on our ability to think more broadly, allowing more creativity and innovation to flow. Since the mind is now occupied with other things, it cannot be expected to believe.
Removing yourself from this environment helps reduce the ‘triggers’ associated with it, allowing the mind to function more ‘freely’, leading to greater creativity.
get enough rest
A tired or stressed mind will not function properly, but a mind that is well rested or at least resting is more prone to creativity.
To ‘rediscover’ the creative intelligence hidden within you, it is often necessary to take deliberate action to filter out the chaos. Life as it is places many demands on our time, making it difficult to relax and focus. This restricts our ability to think outside the box, which invariably produces innovative thinking. The 5 suggestions discussed above offer ways you can better create an environment that promotes a more creative thought process. More often than not, the solution lies in our own recognition that our creative abilities are being stifled by our hectic schedules. By addressing this preoccupation of our minds, as suggested above, we can better realize the potential of our own creativity.