How Exercise Makes You More Creative
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Sometimes I’ve been a typical couch potato, and at other times I’ve followed my exercise program loyally. Without exceptions, I’ve been most inspired to learn and create during the latter, when I’m most physically active.
When I realized this I did some research in the internet to see if there was a cause-effect relationship between exercise and creativity. Lo and behold, I found a huge amount of respectable studies that demonstrate this relationship (some of which I link to at the end of the post) which I knew existed because of personal experience.
So, I guess you know what I’m gonna tell you right? That’s right: exercise. Your creative and intellectual endeavors will benefit in many ways: Read more »
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Jazz musicians who were asked to improvise showed dramatically decreased activity in the part of the brain responsible for evaluating one’s own actions. At the same time, the part of the brain responsible for “self-initiated” thought was highly active.