Want to Be More Creative? Take a Nap

It’s been a lazy day for me, recuperating from an intense book editing project I wrapped up late last night. A little tweeting here, a little Facebooking there, updating LinkedIn and making a few calls to try to set up marketing events for my new book’s launch the week after next. I knew I needed to do a new blog post, but couldn’t seem to muster the energy to come up with an idea. All I really wanted to do was take a nap. I resisted the urge, compromising by lounging on my bed with my laptop, while I set out to find a topic for my blog post. Since my brain remained stubbornly empty, in desperation I turned to my favorite source of inspiration: YouTube. Within a few minutes, I had found the perfect little video. Turns out creative problem solving ability goes up significantly following a snooze. So while you watch this video with all the good news, I’m going to close my eyes and boost my creativity the way nature intended! Yawn…