It is so easy to get stuck in a rut, in so many different areas of our lives. We come to rely on familiar, comfortable and well-worn paths. It can feel so much safer to continue doing things the way we have always done them, if for no other other reason than ... it's the way we've always done them.
Try stirring things up a bit and start to do things differently.
Take a different route into work - what do you see that you haven't seen before? If you normally travel by bus, get off a stop earlier - what do you see and whom do you meet? Buy your lunch somewhere different - what was the experience like? Read a magazine you wouldn't dream of even picking up - what ideas does it give you? Speak to someone you don't normally socialise with - what happens?
Even try brushing your teeth with the other hand! It will feel weird but so what?! Is it a 'good weird'? Does it put you in a different place?
And here's a strange one ... try writing with your non-dominant hand (if you are left-handed, try writing with your right hand). Write out a question with the hand you normally use and then use the non-dominant hand when you try to answer the question. It might be a problem you are facing; you might be looking for new ideas about a particular topic; it might be a moment of self-reflection. Whatever it is, pay attention to the unusual ideas which spring up simply because you are using a different hand. Read a bit more about this at: http://www.ehow.com/how_2021921_use-nondominant-handwriting-selfhelp.html.
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