There are many ways to improve your innovative and creative thinking, but one very easy technique is to keep a pad of paper with you at all times. You never know when a great idea will strike, and if you don’t document the idea immediately, you might forget it.
I find that I’m most creative when I’m laying in bed and reflecting on my day. I keep a journal next to me just in case I have a great idea. A friend of mine believes he thinks best in the shower, so he bought a dry-erase board that works in water.
No matter where genius strikes, you want to be ready to harness it!
Where do you do your best creative thinking?
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after work when charting with friends.
Usually as I’m about to drift off to sleep (which is why I keep my Iphone next to me at all times – it doubles as an alarm clock and as a way to record sudden flashes of inspiration).
Just as importantly, I’ve gotten some of my best ideas when talking about related things to other people – what I call having someone act as a “sounding board” that I can bounce ideas off.