The Power of Creativity \(Book 1\): Learning How to Build Lasting Habits, Face Your Fears and Change Your Life pdfdrive com

Feed Your Subconscious
Before  I  go  to  bed,  I  read  a  section  of  what  I  worked  on  that  day.  I  hold  this

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thought  in  my  mind  for  a  few  seconds  before  going  to  sleep.  I  do  this  because
keeping  an  idea  in  my  mind  passes  it  over  to  my  subconscious,  which  will
continue to work on the idea while I sleep.
When I wake the next morning, I try to remember what I dreamt. I write this
down quickly before it disappears from my mind.
Afterwards,  I  make  a  conscious  effort  to  get  to  do  at  least  an  hour’s  work
before  I  eat  and  get  ready  for  the  day,  as  I  want  to  catch  the  ideas  of  my
subconscious while they linger and before the demands of the day take over.
If  you’re  going  to  use  this  approach,  hold  an  image  of  what  you  want  to
accomplish firmly in your mind before you drift to sleep. It should be something
specific,  like  a  particular  section  of  your  book  or  a  verse  in  a  song  you’re
writing.
Reward Yourself
The Hindu spiritual text, the Bhagavad Gita tells us, “You have the right to work,
but never to the fruit of work. You should never engage in action for the sake of
reward, nor should you long for inaction.”
So,  it’s  no  surprise  that  creative  masters  feel  motivated  to  continue  even  if
they’re working alone or progress is slow.
One  of  the  best  ways  to  foster  this  inner  motivation  is  to  mark  small
victories, like keeping a new creative routine or reaching a little milestone such
as a targeted word-count or a finished painting.
You can mark these milestones by taking a trip to a museum, a walk in the
park, a lie in on the weekends or by enjoying a night out with friends.
The  goal  here  isn’t  to  work  on  an  idea  solely  for  a  reward;  it’s  to  build  a
mental link between your new creative routine and positive experiences.