Generate brilliant ideas by relaxing your cognitive filters

1. Avoid prolonged activities that involve rule-following or analytical work, as it can entrap our brain.
2. Turn off the smartphone.
3. Do only one thing at a time.
4. Manage our distractions
5. Manage others expectations by setting clear boundaries for email, text messages and phone calls.

A tight schedule never produces brilliant ideas, but ends up poisoning free-hand thinking.

Set aside full days or weekends to do absolutely nothing, just keeping everything open-ended. The stressors are then removed and the mind is uncramped, ready to bend and stretch to make new connections and associations.

Shower thoughts only happen when the mind is relaxed!

• The fear of failure and the stigma attached to failure limits our creative output. 
• Fresh ideas don’t need the fear of being wrong or being labelled as stupid. 
• Being wrong isn’t that bad either and makes a person humble, confident and self-assured.
• Laugh off failure and admit your mistakes to get past the stigma. 
• To free up mind space, remove any distractions and give yourself plenty of time.