Looking at the world in a different way is a great way to become more creative. Take for example the way that children look at the world around them. Everyday they see something completely new and attempt to make sense of it based on their own experience. Yet, as the years pass many of us learn to block out or ignore things which seem unimportant in order to make more time for what we think matters.

Today you are going to look at what you haven’t been looking at. Even though this might seem simple enough, it sometimes isn’t for a lot of people. The reason it is sometimes difficult is because you have to change your perception about the world to look at uncommon objects in uncommon ways.

One way to change perception is find an object such as… a pen resting on your desk, and imagine that you are only one millimeter tall and walking around on top of it. Watch out, you might slide off its slippery surface. But don’t stop there; let yourself fall to the desk. Get yourself up and run across the desk to the stack of CDs teetering on the edge.

So you see, it is actually really simple when you try it. Some people might think it is either childish or pointless, but it is often the best way to brainstorm or just generally improve creativity.

What Inspired me to Write this?
A continual dream to be more creative everyday.