Here’s a fascinating article that claims aerobic workouts may help stimulate imagination and new ideas. Exercise also increases blood flow and oxygen to the brain, which sharpens mental clarity. Research has shown that physical exercise helps force you out of left brain-dominant thinking and instead adopt a more creative mindset. It’s been so refreshing for my mind and my soul to make art just for the fun of it. I’ve been taking time each weekend to dust off my sketchbook and spend some time watercoloring with Phoebe. The sheer act of engaging in making art of any kind fires up all kinds of connections in the brain, so don’t fight the urge to doodle while you’re on your next conference call. In high school, I fought the boredom of band class by secretly sketching dresses in my quest to become a fashion designer. I just did it for the sheer joy of creating! Later on, I took up collaging with a stack of magazines each evening. I’d create rainbows, mermaids, solar systems-and I don’t remember feeling any pressure to make them worthy of hanging on the fridge. Growing up, my favorite thing to do when I was bored was to grab my notebook and some markers, and just draw with no end goal in sight. Read on for thirteen ways you can be more creative every day. Do we all have an inner artist longing to get out? I’ve been diving into the research and learning that reclaiming our creativity could actually be a big factor in discovering our passion, finding out what makes us feel most alive, and even being better at our work.

It’s got me thinking about how amazing it would be if this creative spark were brought into our adult lives.

Create a daily schedule for creativity