Top 5 exercises to stimulate creativity

is not something exceptional within the

reach of a select few;

on the contrary, it is a capacity that we can develop and perfect with practice and discipline.

Some define creativity as the internal process of giving birth to something new and useful at the same time.

In a broader sense, creativity means having the ability to develop fantasy in all possible areas of life, regardless of value considerations and norms.

For traditional psychology, the creative process refers to the internal capacity that an individual possesses, which allows them to modify reality by providing optimal solutions to specific problems.

Although it is a capacity that develops in an environment of maximum complexity, various studies have shown that creativity can be trained.

Indeed,

 In case you feel that you have not yet been able to exploit your maximum creativity potential, here are some mental exercises that will help you awaken your creative capacity.

How to develop creativity

Use the alter ego

A fun exercise to do, according to Mejorconsalud, could be to imagine that a superhero is

.

In this case, the person you imagine will have to get into the role and try to solve the problems that put the character on hold.

​Object Combination

The exercise consists of creating

that apparently have no real similarity;

then, through an abstraction exercise, a way to creatively associate such objects with each other must be found.

Listening to music in bed before going to sleep could decrease the quality of sleep.

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Listen to music

This tip is considered by many to be a

and, according to the APA (American Psychological Association) musicology journal, this activity helps the brain to get carried away by the warm melody and enter a state of calm. 

Think short and long term goals

Creating goals causes in the brain a certain

This will help when it comes to being creative and resourceful in planning.

brainstorming

This is one of the techniques best known by people, although it is also the most applied when it comes to generating creativity.

Brainstorming

is based on mentioning

about a topic that comes to mind, without thinking about whether it could be good or bad

In this way, it collaborates with the brain, so it is stimulated and creates a much broader thought.

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