How to Think Like a Child

Think like a child suggests that loosening up can benefit our lives and boost creativity.

Darya Zabelina and Michael Robinson, who carried out a US study into adult creativity have discovered that the more an adult acts and thinks like a child, the more imaginative he or she becomes. "Thinking like a child is entirely possible for adults," says Robinson. "And we found that doing so is beneficial for certain types of creative activities."

Here are some of the things the author suggests doing in order to lose those inhibitions that are holding you creativity back:

• Lose your cool
• Have a bad idea
• Learn to dawdle
• Be bored
• Break the rules
• Get yourself a babysitter
• Sit in the backseat of a car
• Get an imaginary friend

Try taking just one of those suggestions and doing something new today. Sometimes that's all it takes to break free from a rut.