![]() ![]() "You need to create that space in your life, and that's often what happens when we go into the shower," he said. "įriedman said he has heard this described among psychologists as having "cognitive surplus." This allows us to bring the best of who we are to what we do. We have to manage our energy and create space in our lives. We're not going to have those moments of serendipity or those insights that are just hanging there. If we're squeezing all of the white space out of our lives by filling it with activity, if we're not pruning and saying no to things on occasion, then we're not going to have the space that we need to innovate or think. We struggle with new ideas, new projects, and new things we want to pursue. "In the same way, as creative professionals, we all struggle with new fruit on our vine. I fundamentally believe that creativity lies in that space between the inner and outer worlds." It helps when you rejoin the external context and try to make a connection. "People can be really distracting, especially to introverts who have a very specific work style. Regardless, the general disposition for both extroverts and introverts is figuring out ways to have sensory stimulation absent from the outside world, visualizing, and doing mindfulness practices that allow you to get in touch with yourself and understand your body, your feelings, and your thoughts. ![]() He said it's very important to insulate yourself as much as possible from external distractions. That ' s really telling about how we think and find creativity." We did a multinational study and found that people reported more creative inspiration in their showers than they did at work. ![]() It could involve a daydreaming room that locks out the external noise. That can take a lot of forms, like taking a daily stroll to reconfigure your brain and get off the path that you have been working on the past hour or two. Kaufman's response: " You want to make sure that you make time and room for solitude. It often indicates a user profile.įriedman asked: " How can I use this idea that daydreaming can beneficial in my everyday work? Should I set aside time for daydreaming, or should I embrace it when it happens? What do you recommend?" Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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