So how do you become more creative? Well, the first thing you need to do is step away from the computer. And any other gadgets.

You need to do something that occupies your body but doesn’t occupy your mind particularly. So things I really find help my creativity are

• ironing
• showering
• walking
• swimming
• cooking

Whenever I do anything that occupies my body with tasks that I know how to do automatically, I find that ideas pop up.

Now, the other thing a very creative friend of mine does, is he asks himself this question before he goes to sleep at night;

What problem would I like to wake up with the answer to tomorrow morning?

By doing this, his subconscious gets to work overnight and while he’s standing in his shower the next morning, he often gets the answer to his question pop in his head.

So try that, take some activity that gets you away from the computer and stops you from being wrapped up in your gadgets. Let me know how you get on.