Five Tips For Reaching Your Creative Potential

Jonah Lehrer shares five tips from his new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works, to help us reach our full creative potential.  1) Get Stumped. When the “problem solving” left-brain is stumped, the activity shifts to the “creative” right-brain, and problems are often solved quickly.  2) Stick With It. Give the brain time to switch from the left brain to the right brain.  3) Take A Break. Backing off can help you achieve a more creative state of mind.  4) Become An Outsider. Thinking outside of your normal self can enhance creativity.  5) Channel Your Inner Seven-Year-Old. By pretending we’re little kids, we can recover creativity we’ve lost over time.Read the full article here: Five Tips For Reaching Your Creative Potential