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Can you inspire creativity on demand? Or does creativity only come in fits of spontaneity? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your creative muse can come and go of its own volition. But you can also conjure creative inspiration<\/a> on demand. To this end, create triggers for creative states. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how to inspire creative states whenever you want. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Systematize Creative States<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each of us will discover that particular emotions inspire creativity more than others. To find these, sit with all your emotions as they arise, experience them mindfully, and then note them down. Over time, you\u2019ll learn which you draw the most creative energy from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you\u2019ve accessed that creative state through introspection, create a routine<\/a> and link it to that state. <\/strong>Then, compress the routine until you\u2019ve created an effective trigger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, you might link the tranquility of an early morning walk to some breathing exercises<\/a>, jumping jacks, and a brief meditation<\/a>. Then, shorten your walk, breathwork, jumping jacks, and meditation until just a brief walk activates a creative state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now practice the habits or activities until they’re linked and your body will begin to associate the routine with the state the walk puts you in. Once you’ve linked the routine to your state, you can perform the routine to activate that state whenever you need it. Eventually, you\u2019ll create a swift, reliable way to “switch on” your creativity mode. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Csikszentmihalyi also discusses finding \u201cflow\u201d throughout your everyday life. He gives several criteria for creating flow-state experiences<\/a>. Typically, such experiences involve deep concentration, a well-defined goal, a tight feedback loop that allows you to adjust your efforts, and a difficulty level that pushes your abilities without causing you to feel out of control. By intentionally setting up conditions like these, you can consciously create flow experiences instead of hoping that they\u2019ll come along naturally.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Can you inspire creativity on demand? Or does creativity only come in fits of spontaneity? Your creative muse can come and go of its own volition. But you can also conjure creative inspiration on demand. To this end, create triggers for creative states. Here’s how to inspire creative states whenever you want.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":44716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,43],"tags":[581],"class_list":["post-61648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psychology","category-self-improvement","tag-the-art-of-learning","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Inspire Creativity on Demand - Shortform Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your creative muse can come and go of its own volition. 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