Do you like to get creative in your spare time? After work, do you like to dream up new recipes, fix old cars, knit, write, paint, take pictures, or engage in some other sort of creative activity? If so, here’s some good news! Your hobby is probably making you a more effective employee. … According(…)
We all forget things from time to time. We forget to return an email or complete a task at work. We forget a project that we worked on a few years ago. We forget clients’ names. And we’re usually pretty hard on ourselves because of it. But according to recent research, being forgetful is not(…)
Would you like to be more successful at work? Psychologist Richard Wiseman of the University of Hertfordshire can help! In this video, he dispels some commonly held beliefs about creativity and productivity. (For instance, it turns out that brainstorming is a great way to inhibit creativity – not enhance it.) He also suggests a few(…)
Does your work require you to be creative? But do you sometimes find it difficult to come up with unique and innovative ideas? Well here’s an easy solution to that problem – drink a cup of tea. According to a recent study conducted at Peking University, drinking tea can help to boost your creativity. Researchers(…)
A constant most of us have in our lives is music. It’s on the radio we hear, the ringtone that sounds when someone calls, the commercials in between the TV shows we watch, and even the drumming of spoons on a table. Truth be told, music can be made out of anything — your voice,(…)
Do you ever daydream while you’re at work? If you do, you might think that you’re wasting time and being unproductive. But actually, research has shown that this isn’t the case. You may not realize it, but daydreaming is actually a good problem-solving technique! Studies have shown that it can benefit you in the following(…)
Do you ever feel guilty about taking time away from your desk to joke around with your coworkers, take a walk outside in the fresh air, or enjoy a non-work-related activity? Well, if you do, you should stop. Because having fun at work is a good thing! Not only does it generally make you feel(…)
Creativity in the workplace is a wonderful thing! It helps people to solve difficult problems, develop new and better ways of doing things, and design innovative products. So how can a business promote creativity? Here are four ways: Encourage employees to express their individuality – Let employees be themselves. Allow them to express their unique(…)
Creativity is a wonderful thing. When people express their creativity, they feel more relaxed and fulfilled. Creative people are better at solving problems and coping with everyday challenges. In addition, creativity benefits society. Innovations in the arts and sciences wouldn’t be possible without it. And creativity isn’t something that you’re either born with or you’re(…)
Quite a long time ago, I realized that when something goes wrong at work, we can waste a lot of time trying to figure out who the “culprit” is. Perhaps the habit is developed in our educational systems! When I was a small boy, some teachers would refuse to let anything go until someone owned(…)