The Power of Creative Breaks: Recharging Your Mind and Boosting Creativity and Productivity:
While writing a novel, or just in today’s fast-paced work environment, we often find ourselves buried under a mountain of tasks, deadlines, and responsibilities. A feeling of being overwhelmed by your how-to lists can happen, zapping what’s left of your daily energies.
Just like a cluttered workspace, a crammed mind can hinder creativity. A break allows your brain to hit pause, letting go of unproductive thoughts and making space for fresh ideas.
Clear the cobwebs out of your mind. It’s important to take a step back to recharge your batteries. One effective way to do this is by incorporating creative breaks into your daily routine.
TAKE A BREAK AND COLOR SOMETHING OR ADD A PAGE TO A SCRAPBOOK:
When you immerse yourself in a creative activity, you allow your mind to wander and explore new ideas. This mental freedom can shake off your daily work enough to give you a respite from things.
By delving into another unrelated creative endeavor, it can also give your mind a chance to operate on its own. Be amazed at how new ideas will come to you regarding your daily work, including new strategies or shortcuts to help you get a better handle on things.
By setting your mind free to create something that has no deadline and no boss, you will create your own respite, a resting place to completely clear your mind.
THE RETURN OF MENTAL CLARITY:
After just a short hour or so of this creative activity, your mind will be clear. You will begin again with a rested mind, a mind that has been on a creative journey and will bring with it renewed energies and even new and better ideas.
REDUCED STRESS AND ANXIETY:
This respite will also reduce stress and anxiety. Even if you add this respite and need to make it up on the other end, it can still make your work more enjoyable. It can whisk you away from that point where you want to pull your hair out.
TRY IT – HERE IS A COLORING PAGE OF A CAT WITH FLOWERS.
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