Why Your Best Ideas Happen In The Most Unusual Places

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October 29, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Ideas come from everything. - Alfred Hitchcock - Why Your Best Ideas Happen In The Most Unusual Places Last month, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg shared some questionable advice on how to become successful at work: Don't go to the bathroom and keep working. But according to Harvard psychologist Shelley H. Carson, author of "Your Creative Brain," little distractions like going to the bathroom can actually be a good thing when it comes to creativity. She explains that interruptions and diversions can lead to a creative "incubation period." Find out how some of the greatest ideas from the likes of J.K. Rowling, Woody Allen and Gertrude Stein came about in the most unexpected places in this piece. { read more } Be The Change Is there a special place or practice in your own life that fosters creativity? How can you design your day such that you tap into the power of these spaces or activities more regularly? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Benefits of Rising Early -- and How to Do It Offbeat Graduation Speech Gets Standing Ovation 7 Habits of Mindful Eating How To Trick Your Brain for Happiness 7 Ways to Make Happiness Last The Night I Died The Little Guide To Contentedness When Nothing Works DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 132,292 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More