The Best Times to Be Creative

Paul Williams from Idea Sandbox has a follow-up post to a Time article describing the best times to be creative. He has used his creativity and produced the following images to illustrate the best times to be creative.

For the Morning Person

For the Evening Person

• Low Concentration – the body’s clock shifts, lowering concentration.
• Creativity – best time for brainstorming and open-ended thinking. Before the brain is flooded with the day’s stimuli.
• Problem Solving – The brain is warmed up and at its peak for activities from analysis to memorization.
• Rejuvination – ‘To stay sharp, experts suggest refreshing the mind with daily exercise and brain-building activities like reading, artistic exploration and puzzle solving.’

This approach is something that I am consciously trying to practice. Whenever possible I block out my mornings and use them for work that requires higher levels of my creative energy. I use my evenings to do most of the routine tasks, work that does not require much thinking. I have seen a definate improvement in the quality of ideas and thinking in the mornings using this approach.
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