Ever wondered what your creativity is missing out on? Well, the answer is not that difficult to find out… Only if your eyes are keen enough to explore. You may have heard this quite a number of times already… Solitude is the right fuel to ignite creativity… or maybe… Give up on your distractions and it will come to you on its own.

But, what if you do both and yet, the empty box up in your head still rattles up with loosening bolts and broken screws! Seems like you are still lost and haven’t reached there yet! Now have you?

  • Do you find yourself in situations when you believe you have delivered the best and yet there isn’t much of a positive response from your employer?
  • Do you re-read your stuff and wonder, was it really me who wrote all this bunch of jargons? Will it even inspire my readers or not?
  • While deadlines are just around the corner and you don’t have enough time to fulfill it, you simply give your writing talent a 5x boost in order to meet it?

If you find yourself tangled up in any one of the above-stated scenarios; My friend, your creativity is on the verge of having a trauma and you really need to save it.

Seth Godin, Marketing Expert and Authoritarian Figure behind HubSpot Marketing, suggests:

“Take regular 10-minute walks and come back with at least five written ideas on how to improve what you offer to the world.”

But, that’s just old Seth trying to impress us all with one of his strategic moves. Let’s shine light on some of the best ways how we can trick our brain into releasing some extra creative juice.

Read, Read and Read Some More.

Okay, to begin with… bless yourself with a bit of mercy, start reading. Don’t just skim through articles or go ballistically ultra-fast on the content. Take a breather, slow down… the content is not running anywhere. The reading train has just left the station and your stop is quite far away. You have all the time in the world to read.grab yourself a cup of coffee or chocolate milk or the stimulant of your choice… Sit back and relax… Take a deep breathe and read the first sentence slowly. Dissolve the essence of what the author is trying to say to you.

Do you know that Leonardo Da Vinci, the famous artist, hid a secret code in each of his inspirational works! I always wondered why?

Now if you all have read Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code, I don’t basically buy all that Prior Di Sion story. As a matter of fact, I don’t even buy the Assassin’s Creed version of it. But history takes a different route, and it is believed that he worked for a high functioning society (Clandestine Society) and yet I am certainly not convinced that he delivered messages to various members through his artwork. In my opinion, I believe it’s because he wanted individuals to take time and value his work. Study it more precisely and in-depth so they can understand the original beauty of it.

Such is the case with authors. They want to develop an interest for their readers. Each sentence of the article/book encloses within itself a secret to the overall recipe (the original storyline). As you move deeper into the content, you understand how words create thrill and excite. This keeps your will alive to keep reading and carry on. Ever thought of giving it a try yourself? It gives your creative juice just the boost it needs.

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