design thinking for your day
creative thinkers know that it's not WHAT happens to us that matters as much as HOW we think about what happens.
and researchers know that our brains are flexible enough to move from fixed mindsets (that will never work...) to growth mindsets (i wonder how i might...)
routine elements + radical thinking = innovation
everything from your morning commute and cup of coffee to leftovers in the fridge and every day challenges are opportunities for creativity and invention.
just for today, take something that happened and reframe it. for example, "there was a traffic accident on the way to work that slowed me down" into "it was nice to be able to have the time to look around and watch the sunrise."
you're still in touch with reality (the accident) but more likely to attach a positive emotion to the memory (the sunrise)!
and researchers know that our brains are flexible enough to move from fixed mindsets (that will never work...) to growth mindsets (i wonder how i might...)
routine elements + radical thinking = innovation
everything from your morning commute and cup of coffee to leftovers in the fridge and every day challenges are opportunities for creativity and invention.
just for today, take something that happened and reframe it. for example, "there was a traffic accident on the way to work that slowed me down" into "it was nice to be able to have the time to look around and watch the sunrise."
you're still in touch with reality (the accident) but more likely to attach a positive emotion to the memory (the sunrise)!
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