No matter how much you might want a plant to bloom, you can't rush it. After a certain point, no amount of fertilizing or watering is going to speed it up. It is the same for having good ideas. After you plant the seeds, you have to leave it alone. What should you do while you're waiting? The title says it all.

Defining creativity is very difficult. Right now, there is not a perfect definition. But there are a few things that the leading researchers agree on. Listen to this episode to find out two of them.

What is creativity? There is not an agreed-upon definition. In this episode, Joe Swope moves listeners just a bit closer to the answer of what is creativity.

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Joe Swope talks about why you should not iron your clothes with a puppy. As good as that advice is, the more important part of this episode revolves around how to have good ideas more often.

Being a top dog means hard work, overcoming your obstacles, and being relentless in your drive. Being in an alpha state is quite different. It is more than just being relaxed. It is being in the zone and experiencing the "flow state."

References

Mikicin, M. (2016). STATE OF MIND AS A SUBJECTIVE MENTAL SENSATION RESULTS FROM OBJECTIVE BRAIN ACTIVITY FOLLOWING NEUROFEEDBACK-EEG AND RELAXATION TRAININGS. Acta Neuropsychologica, 14(1), 17-33. Ebsco. 10.5604/17307503.1201711

Maybe we shouldn't think of point as a purpose, but as a location.  Listen to find out. 

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Dr. Swope talks about how having the right tools is necessary but difficult when exploring how good ideas come to be.  Oh, and their might be some bad advice regarding home repair and plumbing

Joe Swope discusses how to work with your unconscious to invite good ideas to visit more often. 

Dr. Swope discusses the process for inviting good ideas. And, maybe a new way to eat soup.

The podcast series is designed to help people in business have good ideas more often. The arrival of good ideas follows a pattern. By learning the pattern, people can have good ideas more often.  Innovation and improvement start with good ideas. 

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Joe Swope introduces the idea that good ideas aren't necessarily random.  They happen when the mind is in a certain state.  This first episode just scratches the surface of how to have good ideas more often.

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References

Dormhoff, G. W., & Fox, K. C.R. (2015, May). Dreaming and the default network: A review, synthesis, and counterintuitive research proposal. Consciousness and Cognition, 33, 342-355. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2015.01.019

Ince, R., Seda Adanir, S., & Sevmez, F. (2020). ümeysa. Child's Nervous System volume, 37, 2723-2724. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-020-04564-z

Norsworthy, C., Jackson, B., & Dimmock, J. (2021). Advancing our understanding of psychological flow: A scoping review of conceptualizations, measurements, and applications. Psychological Bulletin,, 147(8), 806-827. APA PsycArticles. http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.umgc.edu/10.1037/bul0000337

Sophism Definition & Meaning. (n.d.). Dictionary.com. Retrieved December 17, 2022, from https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sophism