If you feel you cannot think of anything new, try turning things upside-down.
10 Ways To Stay Creative While Working From Home
1. Just Sit Back And Relax
2. Catch A New Client
3. Start Commenting On Blogs
4. Go Through Forums
5. Follow Current News
6. Try Giving A Monologue?
7. Argue With Someone Opinionated
8. Try To Fix Something Broken
9. Watch A Reality Show
10. Make Something From Scratch
11. Visit New Places
12. Make New Friends
13. Do You Play Any Sport?
14. Sit At A Curb For A Tea Break
15. Buy Something For Yourself
16. Take A Ride
17. Do Yoga
18. Revisit Nature
19. Visit A Charity Organization
20. Write A Post!
Don’t do anything except sit back and relax. That was the first thing I did. It’s not like there is any loss anyways. It made me relaxed, and helped me to clear out the half-thoughts that didn’t make the cut yet danced around in my head not wanting to clear out.
By forcing my mind to go blank from sitting back and relaxing, it laid the platform to develop new ideas.
Dealing with your regular clients make you fall back on the regular way things are done. Talking to new clients open up possibilities and give you fresh ideas or new approaches to the same old problems. You will be coerced to find something different.
It helps to create a foray, an entirely new thought process to work upon, and, it also makes you more creative.
Idea exchanges can happen in blogs particularly the kind that gets a lot of commentors. And it does wonders for you. You will not realize its importance till you start doing it. Your brain cells become more active, and you react instinctively, which eventually leads to better ideas.
Similar to #3, forums give you more topics to talk about of course online communities can be a great source of fresh ideas. The back and forth you get from these places allow you to pick up on new trends and happenings, leading to the discovery of an interesting and new take on things.
Not one for socializing online? Then, just catch the news. It doesn’t matter what means you prefer to get the current news happening in your area. Offline and even online news magazines should be your partner in drier times. Done with local news? Go international.
Talking to yourself alone is a recipe for bright ideas. I had done it several times, especially, when I am in the middle of a work crisis. Monologues motivate you because you not only think about the ideas, as you listen to them being said out loud, it gets processed via another channel.
Just don’t do it too often, otherwise, others might think that you have gone crazy.
Social interactions can go a long way in triggering emotions or a new way of looking at things, particularly coming from someone else who has no filter to their own thoughts. It’s a good thing that everyone has different views over the same matter. You can adopt those views in your writing or your sketches.
Detach yourself from your desk and go fix something broken. If everything is fine and dandy at home, try to clean the dishes or mow the lawn. These hands-on activities awaken other areas in your mind, allowing you to reflect further on your problem and figure out great solutions to it.
Reality shows are not just fun, but you learn a lot. These shows have the potential to steal your attention, and you don’t forget them for long, even after the show ends. It allows you to gain insight into how a person from another background or from another place thinks.
You may even come across new revelations that can be useful for you to frame your ideas around.
Like writing? Don’t write what the client wants, write what you want to write: release your poetic side, write a story for your children, write an opinion post about a current issue and post it on your blog. Like sketching? Make a trip to your special place and sketch whatever it is that you see.
Make your hands dirty with arts and crafts, or a new dish or a DIY accessory. Indulge in making yourself happy and the ideas will come afterwards.
Better yet, leave your state or your country and take a trip to an island nearby, or take a trip back to your hometown. Meet new people or reconnect with old friends and you may be able to sought out inspiration from places you never thought would help you get new ideas.
Met somebody new in the business? Have a drink or a meal with them. New interactions make your brain healthy, and pushes you to try to impress them. And this works in the opposite direction too. It not only makes you excited, you are ready to learn more too.
Being outdoors, playing a group sport with friends can get the blood pumping and help you feel a sense of belonging. Nothing motivates the brain better than a good run or even better, winning a game!
Find a nice cafe or restaurant that is by the side of the road and watch the cars and pedestrians go by as you sip a cup of coffee (or tea). Believe me; it makes you feel better, especially if you happen to find a street that isn’t too busy or crowded.
Shopping can bring enthusiasm and vitality back to your life. The feeling of owning new clothes or new gadgets has a profound effect on how you think. However, it’s essential to buy what you want to, so that the feeling of being rewarded is there and can further motivate you.
Leave your car, and catch a bus, or better yet take a round trip on a train. Watch other travellers while you travel. Observe them, watch the scenery, pretend you’re on a soul searching journey (which is partially true) and take a notepad with you to jot down whatever ideas that pop up in your head.
If you have not done yoga yet, you should start doing now. Yoga heals the mind, keeps you young and helps you destress easily. An alternative is meditation. Do find a nice spot that will allow you to do yoga or meditate in your privacy.
Parks are not just the places to have an evening stroll. It also keeps you engaged with natural beauty. Go fish, jog around in the park or take somebody to go camping with you. Removing yourself from the hustle and bustle of the city life can give your senses a rest from being bombarded with white noise all the time.
That was perhaps, the best thing I did. Apart from having a new appreciation for your own life, you also take a look in the lives of others and sometimes be inspired by their resilience and toughness in facing life’s challenges.
Yes, write a post like this about your predicament and helpful readers will be sending in their two cents on how you can find new ideas.
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