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Goodevening!
From a book by Doreen,"" The courage to be creative"""
Napping
You can also sleep or nap while working on your creative project. In fact, many famous inventions and creations were produced this way. Beethoven received inspiration during his naps, as did the surrealist artist Salvador Dali.
I love the story of musical legend Paul Mc Cartney having a dream about his departed mother, whose name was Mary.She had passed away when he was 14 years old. During a time when the Beattles were experiencing strife among the band members, Paul had been drinking and partying excessively. He also worried that he was alone and single, while the other Beatles all had committed relationships.
One night while Paul was sleeping, his mother appeared to him and said the words,"" Let it be."" Paul knew instantly that this was a sign to let go of the stress, and be at peace with the unfolding of events. He then put this message into song lyrics, in which he says in troubled times,Mother Mary comes to him. So"" Let it be"" was born of a dream visitation.
Naps increase our right-brain creative activity, according to Georgetown University neurology professor Dr. Andrei Medvedev( Gardner 2013). One interesting study found that people who napped were twice as likely to be able to solve a problem involving a video game right after they awoke, compared to those who didnt nap. ( Bei-jamini 2014)
Creative ""Marinating""...
Studies also show that someone who views a problem first and then walks away from it to think about it arrives at more creative solutions than do those who force themselves to struggle for a solution.
So a creativity principle is to take time to let the situation marinate in your mind for a while. Go distract yourself or take a nap, and let your unconscious mind work on the solution. But dont walk away for too long, as there's a difference between taking time to think about solutions and procrastination.
From a book by Doreen,"" The courage to be creative"""
Napping
You can also sleep or nap while working on your creative project. In fact, many famous inventions and creations were produced this way. Beethoven received inspiration during his naps, as did the surrealist artist Salvador Dali.
I love the story of musical legend Paul Mc Cartney having a dream about his departed mother, whose name was Mary.She had passed away when he was 14 years old. During a time when the Beattles were experiencing strife among the band members, Paul had been drinking and partying excessively. He also worried that he was alone and single, while the other Beatles all had committed relationships.
One night while Paul was sleeping, his mother appeared to him and said the words,"" Let it be."" Paul knew instantly that this was a sign to let go of the stress, and be at peace with the unfolding of events. He then put this message into song lyrics, in which he says in troubled times,Mother Mary comes to him. So"" Let it be"" was born of a dream visitation.
Naps increase our right-brain creative activity, according to Georgetown University neurology professor Dr. Andrei Medvedev( Gardner 2013). One interesting study found that people who napped were twice as likely to be able to solve a problem involving a video game right after they awoke, compared to those who didnt nap. ( Bei-jamini 2014)
Creative ""Marinating""...
Studies also show that someone who views a problem first and then walks away from it to think about it arrives at more creative solutions than do those who force themselves to struggle for a solution.
So a creativity principle is to take time to let the situation marinate in your mind for a while. Go distract yourself or take a nap, and let your unconscious mind work on the solution. But dont walk away for too long, as there's a difference between taking time to think about solutions and procrastination.
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