Small Stuff Counts

Creativity Checklist

Creativity

• Take a walk outside.

• Get outside and clear your mind. Exercise and fresh air will give you new energy.

• Work in a different place.

• pack up your laptop or notebook and change your scenery. Head to the library, a coffee shop or a park bench.

• Listen to music.

• Sometimes it\'s nice to work in quiet, but other times listening to music might do you wonders. Switch between genres.

• Take a break.

• If you\'re feeling stuck, don\'t force it. Check Facebook. Read the paper. Get a snack. Allow 15 minutes of distractions.

• Spend time with different people.

• Get inspired by surrounding yourself with a variety of people from all walks of life. Catching up over lunch might spark a new idea or give you new insight.

• Learn something new.

• New experiences and challenges can boost creativity.

• Brainstorm and keep an idea journal.

• Scribble every thought you have on a blank sheet of paper. It Will clear your mind. Keep all those ideas in an idea journal for future reference.

• Rearrange and organize.

• Clean and organize your desk. Rearrange your furniture.

• Change your routine.

• Work at different times of the day. Try tackling a problem in the morning, or take another look at it later that night.

• Play.

• Play a game, conquer the monkey bars, or color. Do something fun and exciting that you don\'t do often.