How to get un-stuck creatively

Ever get stuck? Go outside. That what it says a the Brain Based Biz blog at Tap Into Your Naturalistic Intelligence.

It's worked for me for years. But I didn't know why until now. It seems going outside boosts your creativity in several ways:

• You get more oxygen to your brain, and that helps it functions well.
  
• Outdoor things (like animals, birds, plants, scenery) can give you new ideas.
  
• Your subconscious gets freed to work on your challenges.
  
• Being outside reduces stress, which helps you think better.
  
• Walking stimulates blood flow, which means more oxygen to your brain.
  

Nice, huh? It's pleasant, and it works.

There are two other re-starters that work for me. (I'll wait for someone to research why they work.):

1. Drink a glass of cold water.
   
2. Do something useless and unrelated to what you're stuck at -- read something funny, listen to music, whatever.
   

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Comments

[Andrew]

Or if you can't go outside, at least go to a room with a higher ceiling.

[Kivi Leroux Miller]

This is exactly why I am being rather particular about the new patio furniture we are buying. I want to be able to work outside! Being able to take the laptop into the backyard is definitely one of the major perks of the home office.

[Robyn McMaster]

Hi, thanks so much for sharing a post I wrote on ways the naturalistic intelligence can stir creativity.

Your brain and body need fresh water to keep your whole "system" operating at full tilt. Starve your body of fresh water and it doesn't function as well.

Thanks for the tips about trying a very different activity when you're stuck. Worst thing to do is keep trying to get unstuck because then your brain fills with cortisol, a chemical that affects your ability to think clearly at that point.