We know what you are thinking after reading the title. I am a relentless worker. Never falling short of innovation. I try to do things my own way and I am always inventive, right on the money. There is no such thing as creativity blockage in my life. Right?
But think again. Think about the time when you had a hard day and still had to complete the last task and were out of ideas. Think about the time when you were swept away by the emotional trauma that exceeded the deadline of the client. And then, imagine those times when you are just out of new thoughts.
The blockage in the line of inception of new ideas is a common thing with every professional nowadays. We all face it and no matter how much we overlook it, it remains a central obstruction in our growth.
But do you realize that you can never end up using your creativity? Creativity is not something that can be measured in stock. You always have it, the more you use it, the more you extract it. You just need to find the ideal way to do it, identify a resolute to avoid the onset of a vacant void of nothingness.
First things first- what is creativity block?
It is in simple terms, a phase that a person experiences in which he is not able to gather any new idea or thought in his mind. This is most common among professionals who are doing jobs related to creativity such as a woodcarver, a painter, a website developer, or a graphic designer. Creativity block can continue for a few hours or take up days of your life. This usually depends upon the mindset of the person. It is something that should not be avoided but tamed and used as an inspiration.
Read with us as we tell you the best ways to turn your creativity block into more productivity.
Avoid the occurrence before it happens
A monotonous schedule, repetitive tasks and hectic work can cause vision impediments. In many cases, people suffer a lack of innovation just because they are either stressed out or discontented with their job. If you take care of this, you may never have to deal with the situation.
You should make sure that the job you are doing is adaptable to your skills and interests. While you cannot always be lucky enough to turn your passion into a career, you can do your best to work where you feel interested and inspired.
Even if you have bagged your favorite job position, you can still feel bored. To avoid this make sure that you have an encouraging atmosphere in the office or at your business premises. Try to converse with the employees or colleagues, share a talk and communicate on daily basis.
The third tip to avoid creativity blocks is to make your workstation interesting. No matter if you are at a factory or in an IT office, you can spice up the workstation by adding elements such as paintings, quotes, plants, desktop idols, plushes, etc. make sure that you keep on changing this to avoid dullness.
Above all, staying inspired, having a goal in mind and working to earn more can help you in being creative and never losing sight.
And if you do, follow the next few important tips
Change your place of work
When you are working at the same spot for months, you are out of novel feelings. Changing the place for a day or two can alter the environment and surroundings. For instance, you can take a day off and work from home instead. You can visit a nearby cyber to let creativity pop in. try visiting a hilly area and don’t forget to get your laptop with you. Sit on a bean bag on your terrace and start working. Or simply work on a park bench. These ideas will surely instill confidence in you.
People who are restricted to office premises only can invite variation by changing the seating area, the workstation or the working area can do magic. Try opting for a cabin against the window or take a seat near your best colleague friend. These things will surely get you working with them again.
Create a diary
Many people have a knack for taking notes on papers. But when they try to recall those words, they are out of options as slips don’t work well, unless you thumb pin them on the notice board of your workstation. A good idea is to create a diary. And not just any dairy, you need to get a new and a good one.
Visit the nearest stationery mart or order from online, a spectacular diary with nice thick pages and an attractive cover. Keep the size short and buy one that has bookmarks.. Now, you would already fall in love with the looks of the diary. The next step is to start writing.
While working, you may have ideas but no option to store them. Writing on the pet diary will be fabulous. Also, when you are researching, take a computer screen time off and start drawing or writing on the diary. This will help with the continuous flow of creativity. To take it to another level, combine steps one and two. Change your working place and jot down new ideas into the diary. This will provide an epic combo of innovation.
Stay healthy
Working is intended to not just increase your wealth, but health as well. If you are not wealthy, you will feel worn out and stressed. This will induce your creativity to a large extent. This is something like how we never feel like working when we are suffering from fever. But when we are fine, we tend to work harder.
Since today’s lifestyle is not so health-friendly, you need to take steps and change your routine to create an impactful health status. Some tips to look forward to including:
- Get a good sleep and wake up early
- Get used to morning and evening walks or jogging sessions
- Exercises at least 15 minutes daily or go to the gym
- Eat a healthy and nutritious diet excluding artificial sugar and fats
- Keep track of your health conditions
- Stay hydrated all the time
- Decrease your dependency on allopathic medicines
- Practice yoga and meditation for busting stress
- Stay away from negative thoughts
- Take care of your eyes, especially if you are having a computer job
- Stay happy and be optimistic
Don’t forget to have fun
Having fun is as important as working with zeal. And when you combine both, you will never fall short of ideas. The role of being amused during work is more than we can imagine. This is the reason the human resource manager of every office organizes activities, quizzes and competitions to drive everyone towards the adventurous part of work. And if you want to take things in your own hand, you can practice a few things such as:
- Playing a game with your colleague during break times or lunchtime
- Chatting with a friend during breaks
- Taking a break for a tea or coffee or a snack
- Engaging everyone in short fun talks or jokes
- Giving time to your hobby during free time
- Adding more skills to your profile that interests you
- Touring with colleagues
- Always joining camps and trips organized by offices
- Being active in every activity in the office
- Joining the fests and events in the office
The Takeaway
You might have already realized how these points are not enough to get you going. Yes, we agree with this. Don’t you worry as we are all ready to curate the second part of the blog where you will learn some more tips to hone your inventiveness and aspire to your innovations?
Till then, we would love it if you could incorporate the above-devised tips in your real lives and tell us the results. These might not provide a 100% outcome, but we are sure that these will help you with your struggle with the block. While it may help normal people get more creative, these will surely be magical for individuals who are already having a pioneering mindset but aren’t able to activate it.
Author: abhishek tuteja
Content writer with sky in eyes and nature in heart, living life learning each lesson per day.
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Wow Amazing ideas 💡