How To Boost Your Creativity By Simply Being Curious

Being creative is a way of being, thinking, seeing and doing. It’s not just about making art. The more we embrace this idea of everyday creativity that’s constantly switched on and flowing through us, the easier we’ll find it to create the best we’re capable of, and more often.

One of the most effective ways of practicing how to hone this everyday creativity is to simply be curious about your creative life. Be inquisitive about what makes you creative and what you can build on this knowledge to be more creative.

So to help you out, here are 5 top ways you can start being more curious and boost your creativity today:

1. Ask what works well for me in my creativity? Look at each area of your creative life as it is now. What’s working, what routines, systems and philosophies do you have in place that help you be creative? How do each of them enhance your creativity?
2. Ask how could I be twice as creative as I am now? What would need to happen? Which areas that are working could you increase to create double what you do now? Which limitations could you overcome to boost your creativity by a factor of 2 at least? Then ask: how could I be 10 times as creative as I am now?
3. Ask what are the key qualities of highly creative people? What allows some people to live more fully up to their creative potential, whilst others with great talent constantly struggle? What beliefs do highly creative people have about creativity and about themselves?
4. Ask what would happen if I tried something new every time I created? How could having a constant element of experimentation enhance your creativity? How could you try different things in different areas of your creativity? What would it be like to automatically try new things without even thinking?
5. Ask what questions do I need to ask myself to help me be most creative? What are those questions that you know will unlock your creativity and help you create at new levels? What are the questions you wish someone would ask you, that actually you could just ask yourself?

Follow these 5 tips for being more curious about your creativity, and you’ll find new ways of boosting your creativity to new levels. Return to the questions regularly, and you’ll find you gain new insights each time, as you evolve as a creative artist.