Train Your Brain to be Creative

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Louisa Dang

9 episodes

19 hours ago

Using lessons from creative writing to improve creative thinking skills!

Self-Improvement

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Using lessons from creative writing to improve creative thinking skills!

Self-Improvement

Education

Episodes (9/9)

Train Your Brain to be Creative

STOP... for creativity!

We talk about putting the brakes on thinking to give your brain a mini vacation. Yoga nidra is a great, easy meditation to help you do just that!

Links to yoga nidra:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=7H0FKzeuVVs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfIikxpis9s

What is Ayurveda?

https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/aa116840spec

4 years ago

6 minutes 51 seconds

Train Your Brain to be Creative

Mapping your creative brain!

We all have that inner critic that tries to sabotage us. Learn an easy exercise from creative writing that will help you rein in that unwanted critic!

Related Link about how inner critic kills creativity:

https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-biggest-killer-of-creativity/

5 years ago

6 minutes

Train Your Brain to be Creative

Creative problem solving

Creativity, whether in the form of a quilt or a home-cooked meal, often happens when we need to solve a problem.

5 years ago

5 minutes 17 seconds

Train Your Brain to be Creative

Feng Shui for creativity

Have you heard of Fung Shui? Learn how to use this ancient Chinese philosophy to help shift your brain into a creative mindset!

https://creativelivingworks.com/posts/feng-shui.php

5 years ago

6 minutes 44 seconds

Train Your Brain to be Creative

The art of Zentangle

Think you can't draw? Well, anyone can draw using the Zentagle method. It's an easy, fun way to create artistic-looking designs! Related links for more info: https://feltmagnet.com/drawing/How-to-Create-a-Great-Zendoodle https://mymodernmet.com/zentangle-art/

5 years ago

6 minutes 13 seconds

Train Your Brain to be Creative

Write it down

How can the act of writing on paper help train your brain to think creatively? You'll find out in this episode!

Link to the Forbes article mentioned:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nancyolson/2016/05/15/three-ways-that-writing-with-a-pen-positively-affects-your-brain/#2176d1685705

5 years ago

5 minutes 47 seconds

Train Your Brain to be Creative

Kids and Creativity!

Lisa and I discuss an article that describes how motherhood affects creativity and share our thoughts on how children help you see things from a new perspective. (Apologizes for sound quality near the end; we are both getting used to the podcast technology!)

Link to Atlantic article: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/09/how-motherhood-affects-creativity/539418/

5 years ago

5 minutes 58 seconds

Train Your Brain to be Creative

Creativity is more than a hair color

Today, we talk about what it means to be "creative" and how every job can have aspects of creativity. And we do a short "first line" exercise to help get that creative part of your brain moving!

Link to info. about Temple Grandin: http://www.templegrandin.com/

5 years ago

6 minutes 38 seconds

Train Your Brain to be Creative

Train Your Brain to be Creative -- Exercise 1

Writers Louisa and Lisa host short episodes designed to kick-start your creativity!

Being creative means problem solving, developing new ideas, looking at life from a unique perspective -- all valuable workplace skills. Join us every week for five-minute exercises, reading suggestions, and much more!

5 years ago

6 minutes 42 seconds