Why digital detox is good for creative thinking

According to many brain imaging studies, when feeling bored, the DMN areas of our brain are activated.

Increased DMN activity helps to boost the formation of new ideas through linking lines of existing information - one of the important ingredients of creative thinking.

But when we actively try to avoid boredom with distractions and stimulations like a quick scroll through Instagram or completing a level of Candy Crush, we are actually wasting those creative moments in reactive action.