Creativity, is sometimes associated with a certain type of personalities.Surely you have seen it on more than one occasion, there are people who have a hard time for example making a artistic, literary task or any other activity where a certain spark of "originality" is required.On the other hand, in other profiles, it is almost like something natural and spontaneous.
However, there is something that You also have to make it clear: Creativity can be exercised and developed a little every day.In fact, if you are a person accustomed to creating, composing, drawing, writing… etc., you will also have experienced those days in which suddenly, a "wall" appears in your mind.
Where have your muses gone? Where is my natural creativity? The stress or anxiety can be two fierce devours of this area so magical in the human being, hence we want to give you 5 simple tips to put them into practice and enjoy your creativity.
1.That moment while we sleep and suddenly...
It is interesting to know that when we sleep, our brain is incredibly active .It is that moment in which it is dedicated to storing information, to discard what is not important, to catalog, to carry out a long series of activities that, while awake, I could not do.
All this involves us in a pleasant state of relaxation where we relativize many tensions.but, according to numerous artists, there are a few moments especially in the early morning, something very curious happens.We wake up shyly and suddenly begin to emerge Some ideas after others…. It is a special moment in which we feel more creative because the brain has already relaxed, with which, we must take pencil and paper to write everything that comes to mind, because it is It is very possible that you later forget it.So, always keep in mind that sleeping properly also improves creativity because it relaxes us.
2.Question everything you have learned, question what you see and above all...Be flexible!
Our reality can have many points of view, so never hold on to things in a fervently objective way. Go further , step forward that allows you to enter new experiences, new information.If you have been taught a drawing technique, give it your personal style now.If you have been suggested to read an author, read that writer but 5 more...
Life is to experience, feel, open up in every way possible.Always remember that your education is a starting point, an exit goal.it is up to open the wings and give your life a point of originality.Be unique, create your brand and your style.
3.Always with a good sense of humor and some madness
The sense of humor is basic in our day to day.It relieves tensions, relaxes, motivates us, makes us have better relationships with others, and in turn, permeates you with positive energy so why Don't put it into practice?
Good humor, and even laughing at ourselves, will make you always have a more open mind and tear down many of those walls that slow creativity.And of course, lose your shame and open a little your mind to impregnate yourself with a little two is of proper madness.
4.Think like a child
How is your inner child doing? Have you let it go forever and act now as an adult who is unable to get excited as before, to commit crazy things like those of yesteryear, or to get excited about small things as you did at age 6?
If you have let your inner child go, recover it.Open your eyes to life with the same curiosity, with the same desire and with the same hopes.Children are synonymous with creativity because they are born devotees of learning, of experiences.What if we act the same?
5.Apply psychological distance
What do we mean? with psychological distance ? To understand it we will give you a simple example.You are a painter and you have been asked to deliver a canvas where a tree appears.And what do you do? You spend 8 hours a day watching trees, trying to find the one that inspires you most, but none convinces you and you despair.
This example can be applied to many other areas, where in essence, the same situation is described: we have to do or create something and we focus stubbornly on that "something." What if we divert attention a little for a few hours? Go for a walk, run, swim...or take a good relaxing shower! Suddenly, the inspiration will come to you.The secret is that the brain sometimes works better in the distance , it is the moment when, simply, it resorts to the imagination.
What if we put it into practice? If you liked this article you also know the example of one of the most creative figures in our history: Dali.
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