5 Ways To Boost Your Creativity During COVID-19

With millions of Americans teleworking (and millions more unemployed) as governors across the nation issue ‘shelter-in-place’ orders, a lot of people have time on their hands — and some of them are wondering how they can use these hours to unlock the artists inside them.

To be sure, I wrote a piece months ago about how federal government scientists apply their artistic on the job. In the posting, I noted that the same principles that apply to scientists also apply to non-scientists, like myself. (To read this article, click here).

Based on that same article, I presented recommendations at two separate conferences in the past year on how anyone can become more creative. I’m listing these recommendations below:

1) Take a shower: As playwright Michael Long noted when I interviewed him for my article on creativity, taking a shower will help you boost your creativity. (I actually took a shower just before I started drafting this article). One reason that taking a shower can be a key impetus for generating creative ideas is that it helps you relax. Try being creative when you’re stressed. It’s pretty darn hard. For more research validating the power of the shower, read this article in Psychology Today.

2) Do Nothing (Meditate): Along the same lines as my last recommendation, the absence of action can help you become more creative, as this Forbes article notes. More specifically, Science Daily reports that “certain meditation techniques can promote creative…