Bombardment-wise: Travel abroad and see cultures that are different than yours. Read broadly—looking back at history and across
domains that challenge rigid thinking.
But DON’T merely unconsciously bombard yourself with the latest push notification. That’s distracting and enervating, not catalyzing. We need to step far enough back from all that noise to SEE the world. We need to settle our brains down and then systematically choose how we will stimulate our brains such that we become more capable of challenging conventional
wisdom.
Then, as inspiration and clarity arises and we develop an alternative to conventional thinking, we need to know that, as Berns advises: “To imagine something in detail, you must devote a significant amount of mental energy to the task. More precisely, mental energy refers to the ability to direct and sustain attention for the job at hand.”
Then, after creative energy is awakened, it is necessary to protect
it. We must erect barriers against distractions, dig channels so that energy can flow more freely, find ways to escape outside temptations and interruptions.
How’s your vision? What aspect of conventional thinking do you know is off? What alternative possibilities do you believe are out there?
...See things differently. That's step 1. Then find a place of creative incubation- a room or place where you go everyday.
A place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are and what you might be. At first you might find that nothing happens there. But if you have a sacred place and use it, something eventually will happen.
