How to develop creativity with the help of idleness

Why is "doing nothing" and what does it mean?

I have already told me about six tools that can be used to solve complex household and business tasks that help creatively solve problems and find great ideas: Association, empathy map, Scamper, Free writing, PMI and RBIs. These methods cover approximately 80% of the normal cycle of creative problem solving.

Here it is: a sense of the problem formulation of the task → → generate ideas and solutions → assessment and selection solutions → implementation.

Today let's talk about the tools that I recommend to use at each stage of the cycle for a deeper understanding of the situation.

This tool - doing nothing, where "nothing" - means nothing at all. Do not watch soap operas, not flipping a tape of social networks, not to communicate with loved ones, not to drink tea, do not think ...

Doing nothing - it stops and dive into the void. Doing nothing - is the realization that we should not run anywhere. Doing nothing - this time of contemplation and walks alone, when you listen to yourself. Idleness - it is a science.

Eastern practices, many of the philosophical, religious and psychological schools teach idleness - awareness and the ability to live "here and now". Doing nothing - it is art. Doing nothing - is the essence of creativity.

How it works?

Simple and very complicated at the same time.

Just by the principle: you have to achieve a state of contemplation, as is the case with Free writing. You need to let go of your inner censor and a lot of the problems that he is trying to monitor.

It is difficult in practice. You need to get away from their usual rhythm. All of us constantly somewhere in a hurry, do something, vanity and squander itself. Many people try to rationally understand the idleness and leave yourself a chance at understanding. If you are not familiar with these practices, the awareness of this state will come to you at once. Need training on which you owe nothing to prove. Just watch the world and themselves, let the thoughts and events float past.

Why do I live?

Doing nothing, in the words of Isaac Adizes, writer and business consultant - the main prerequisite for change. Doing nothing - this is your quiet mind and an understanding of the strategic direction of your life.

Doing nothing will give you:

• Meeting with itself. With everything at once - a holistic and harmonious - or a small part of you, frightened child, happy teenager lost the way to adults and other interesting aspects of your personality. Such meetings are often difficult to experience, but very useful.
• Meeting with their desires and interests. Do you realize what is really important, and arranged his system values and goals. You understand that your current rate - questionable help in achieving the objectives.
• Understanding the full picture of your development as a person and a professional. You will see the picture from the side and realize that you need to change.

How to prepare?

By itself, the opportunity did not arise to do. Noticed that even on holiday you fuss? Because crammed with their plans and schedules. The state will have to push yourself doing nothing.

You need three things:

• First - find the time. For a start it will be enough, and 5 minutes, but even with that, many of us have problems occur. After all, we are so busy, you need to constantly do something.
• Second - the right place. For a start, let it be quiet, calmWhere you will not be disturbed.
• Third - permanence. The biggest challenge: you have tried, you could not right the first time, and all you have decided that you do not fit. But remember how you learned to write in school. Thousands, tens of thousands of zakoryuchek in the recipe, then to finally bring the cherished letter. It was a great experience and you end up with is learned to write.

Is there an exercise that will help to practice?

Yes. If you have such an opportunity and the situation allows, try now 5 minutes to do nothing. If this is not possible, put a reminder on your phone and do it at a convenient time, but not necessarily today.