I used to tell myself I wasn\u2019t creative. I had no interesting thoughts. I had nothing new to say.<\/p>\n
The truth is\u2026<\/p>\n
I was out of the HABIT of creativity.<\/strong><\/p>\n But as a blogger, the more creative you are with your thinking, the more original your blog posts will be and the easier it will be for you to build an audience and achieve whatever you want to achieve with your blog!<\/p>\n (I\u2019m not talking about creating fiction, but making connections and bringing new thoughts and content regularly).<\/p>\n Your brain operates like a machine, and when you understand how the machine works, it\u2019s easier to put it into modes that give you the type of output you want.<\/p>\n What are you putting into your brain? This is like the food that your brain can digest and churn and create new thoughts out of. Many people ONLY read about or study one topic, not realizing that you can still be niche and read stuff outside of your niche.<\/p>\n The more content you put in your brain from a variety of sources and niches the more connections you will make\u2026 creating new thoughts.<\/p>\n Basically, if you have a blog on internet marketing and you ONLY take in internet marketing info, your brain wont have a lot to play with, and you\u2019ll find it hard to be creative.\u00a0 Your content will become a bit stale and same-y.<\/p>\n But say you start reading up on art, or science, or how the economy works\u2026 your brain will take these concepts and put them into the melting pot of your subconscious.\u00a0 You will find yourself noticing patterns in LIFE.<\/p>\n For me, because I mostly write about network marketing<\/a> and internet marketing, I can read a neuroscience book and see how it relates to marketing, or I read a complexity book and begin to notice that the network marketing<\/a> industry has some elements of a complex system. It gives me more insight and ideas.<\/p>\n You can even take fiction or memoirs and apply any gems of knowledge into your niche.<\/p>\n The more varied your input, the more interesting your output will be.<\/p>\n There are so many automatic processes happening in your brain. But a huge amount of CONNECTIONS between ideas (creating novel or creative ideas) happens from allowing your DEFAULT MODE NETWORK to switch on.<\/p>\n This is a series of hubs in your brain that start working when you stop directing your thinking.<\/p>\n It switches on when your mind wanders.<\/p>\n This is why you have sudden insights in the shower, or while washing dishes, or while sitting in your garden contemplating life.<\/p>\n The network is one of the best ways for your subconscious to bring ideas into your conscious thinking. When your brain relaxes the information you put in with step one will be processed and filed at a deeper level. This is where connections you didn\u2019t notice before will start to meld together and float up.<\/p>\n You can\u2019t set this as a \u201ccome up with ideas\u201d time, but rather make sure to let yourself DO NOTHING more.<\/p>\n Consider spending more time letting your brain wander and do nothing. It might be hard at first, but the benefits to your creativity are ENORMOUS.<\/p>\n Learn more about why by reading the book: Autopilot, the Art and Science of Dong Nothing<\/p>\n (This is the second trick because you first need to have the input for your brain to process and churn over!)<\/p>\n3 Brain Tricks to Unleash Creativity<\/h2>\n
1. Input Variety<\/h3>\n
2. Relaxation<\/h3>\n
3. Immersion<\/h3>\n