Getting outside in nature is one of the best ways to recharge your creativity. In this episode, I film outdoors in Georgia and ask a simple question: what do you do to rejuvenate and feel like yourself again? I share three benefits of nature: time for ideas to blend, space from other people’s influence, and originality.
Key Takeaways
- Rejuvenation is anything that brings you back to yourself, such as family time, a movie, meditation or nature.
- Stepping back gives what you have learned time to blend into your experience, and your brain returns new ideas.
- Time away from content and other people’s ideas helps your own ideas develop.
- Nature is always changing, so small moments can trigger breakthroughs.
What Do You Do to Rejuvenate?
The question of the day is how you escape and reset. It might be time with family, television, a vacation, friends, a movie or meditation. For me it is being outside in nature and doing something different.
The idea is to do something that brings you back to the energy you depend on and helps you get in touch with who you are.
Why Does Nature Help Creativity?
Nature has a regenerative quality. Many of the things we innovate, from flight to cars to wheels, come from nature, which is where ideas are developed and nourished.
I do not claim to know exactly what it is, but I know sunlight has beneficial properties that help us grow and expand.
What Are the Three Benefits of Being Outside?
- Ideas coalesce. When you pull back, what you have learned and experienced has time to blend into your experience, and your brain returns new ideas for you to adapt or apply.
- Separation. You get away from the noise and from constantly taking in music, art, dance, theater, photography and other people’s ideas. Your brain starts developing its own.
- Originality. Small things, like a squirrel, a falling leaf, a blooming flower or a butterfly, can trigger breakthroughs in thinking.
Why Does Nature Push You Out of Your Comfort Zone?
Nature is always changing. Even if you walk the same path for a year, it will be a different experience each time. A building does not change unless we change it from the outside.
That exposure to the unfamiliar is how we learn and expand.
How Do You Fill Your Cup?
Rejuvenating lets you fill the metaphorical cup within yourself and then pass it off into the world through your experiences. I close by asking viewers to share their method of rejuvenation in the comments.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does nature help creativity?
According to the video, it gives ideas time to blend, separates you from other people’s influence, and exposes you to small details that spark breakthroughs.
What if I do not like the outdoors?
The video lists other ways to rejuvenate, including family, movies, meditation or a vacation. The point is to do what brings you back to yourself.
What is the question of the day?
What do you do to rejuvenate and get back to yourself?
The Short Long Of It
Step outside to step back in. Give your ideas room to blend, unplug from other people’s content, and let nature’s small surprises spark your own.
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