An article from CNET News.com entitled “Driven to distraction by technology” states that:
The typical office worker is interrupted every three minutes by a phone call, e-mail, instant message or other distraction. The problem is that it takes about eight uninterrupted minutes for our brains to get into a really creative state.
In addition to reducing the distraction of technology we also need to develop our creative abilities, it’s our creativity that enable us to become more effective and productive. Some way in which we can improve our creativity, include:
- Recognizing the importance of daily breaks to stimulate creativity, Curt Rosengren of “The Occupational Adventure” blog asks:
- Angela Booth, in a similar post, describes creativity as a cycle. Angela recommends we take a break after intensive projects to allow time to recharge. This is equally true on the macro and micro level. We all have rhythms of during our working day which we should be conscious of, if we are aware of our rhythms we can schedule our daily creative time when our energy levels are high.
- Have a creative space. A place to think your thoughts, here are some suggestions of places to be creative.
- Have a place to capture your thoughts.
How often do you take a break from the high volume, high productivity pace of life to just let your mind and your creativity come out to play?
Curt suggests that we “Exercise your creativity with the daily action“, I agree, we all need to make some time each day to develop our creative abilities.
Individual creativity and organisational innovation is going to be the keys to career success and competitive advantage in the next few years. We all need to start developing this skills today!
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