Sometimes we just need a little boost. Here are 21 things you can do today to be give your creativity a jump start.
• Make sure you take time to refuel your creativity. No one is going to manage this for you other than you.
• Create in community. Have a conversation. Share ideas. We are better in community.
• Ask people who are better or more creative for their ideas/input.
• Don’t take critiques personally.
• Write your ideas down.
• Let your ideas breathe.
• Go work someplace different for a day. New canvases are great.
• Play music. Play new music. Play old music.
• Walk around the building.
• Stand up every 10 minutes.
• Change the furniture or placement of your desk.
• Ask the end user what they think.
• Go see whats on twitter.
• Surf the net.
• Visit Pintrest.
• Take a picture and post it on Instagram.
• Stop and revisit the first day you did this job.
• Imagine if you had to solve a problem without doing it the same way you always do.
• Drive a different route to or from work.
• Ask more questions.
• Refuse to respond to your first negative reaction.
What would you add to this list?
Drink a different brew/brand of coffee
I’d add:
Read something
Turn off the TV and find something else entertaining to do
Think of a position you have on something (taxes, guns, abortion, religion, etc) and think of the best argument you could make for the opposing opinion.
Change the medium with which you’re working. If you always work with digital, get into a sketchbook, if you write music try writing narratives, & so on.
Doodle.
We have a chalk board at our office and when we need breathe time, we get goofy and draw random pictures on the board. It usually lightens the mood and helps us get more flexible with ideas.
Great post! It’s so important to keep things fresh and innovate. Here’s an idea:
Get up early to watch the sunrise every couple of weeks. There’s something about the waking of the day that forces you to get some perspective.