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An IBM ad once showed an employee in his office leaning back in his chair, with his head back in his hands and his feet on his desk.
The caption said something like, “Don’t disturb our engineers, they’re working.”
Too often we equate working with physical movement and busyness and discount time spent quietly reflecting or thinking.
Our best ideas often come in times of quiet, times that may look to an outsider as wasted time. The human mind craves time off to massage all our mental rumblings so that wonderful creations can emerge.
As a matter of fact, most advice on how to be happy suggests meditation, prayer or time spent in silence.
Our inner critic keeps loud constant chatter as it weaves its way through the 65,000 thoughts we have each day.
Our intuition, on the other hand, is a kinder gentler voice that we can only hear when we get still and quiet the inner critic.
Take time off to do nothing, to lean back, to reflect. Give your great ideas a chance to float up to your conscious.
You’ll be rejuvenated and better ready to tackle what lies ahead of you.
“Realize that now, in this moment of time, you are creating. You are creating your next moment. That is what’s real. “ Sara Paddison
This is so true! I keep a notebook handy during down times to jot down ideas, revelations, etc. It’s when my best work has been done.
That notebook is essential. Can’t let those great ideas slip away.