Activating the Right Brain 'The Creative side of your brain'
In today's world It is very important to have strength to handle day to day problems and for that purpose you need to be intelligent, creative and smart. Well for being intelligent, creative and smart they say that you need to develop both sides of the brain. In today's education system most of the students left brain dominated rather than right brain. So it is good if you put a little effort to develop your or your children's right brain. If you want to know how to develop your creative right brain then re
Introduction
As its given by the theory of lateralization that human brain is divided into two halves: Left brain and Right brain. According to findings the function of both the halves is totally opposite. The left brain is Analytical, Processes step by step, Systematic And Right brain is Creative, Spontaneous, Imaginative. As our present education system gives more weight on the analytical part of the brain i.e. the left part. And the right side of the brain remains idle. I think so we are over using our left brain upto its extreme point. For a good progress in life it is necessary to be creative, spontaneous and imaginative. So for attaining those qualities one should have developed the right brain. And its like the muscle - the more you use it the more it grows. As its creative and intuitive part of the brain it is also helpful in solving the critical problems of the world and provides a good solution.
In a book named "The Talent Code, written by Daniel Coyle he has described about the response of the brain when one person learns the new skill. An electrical signal is fired through a neural pathway whenever a new action is performed and it makes the myelin sheath thick surrounding the nerve fibers similar to rubber coaing made on electrical wires. It is highly beneficial to have a thicker myelin sheath surrounding neural pathway, as we can use it easily and more effectively.Deep Practice
To do it we need to do "Deep Practice" as termed by Coyle. Deep practicing means learning up a task which is new to you and try to replicate the person who is the master of that task. For example you want to be batsman in cricket, then watch sachin tendulkar and try to copy his moves and for the first time you would fail. But continue to practice then when you are trying for the second time you will again fail but this time you will 'fail better'. This process keeps growing the myelin sheath thicker and helps in developing the undeveloped circuits of the right brain.Use Your Non Dominant Side
We are either left side dominated or right side dominated. That is if we are right side dominated we continuously do all the tasks with our right side only. For a change try to do the tasks with your non dominated side.
For example: We usually brush our teeth with right hand in the morning. Try brushing your teeth with your left hand which is non dominated.
Another similar example would be we usually write with our right hand if we are right handed. Try to write with your left hand, I know it's a little bit difficult but this would develop the circuit in your right brains.Take Different Path
Whether you are going everyday to school, college or office you follow the same route everyday to reach your destination. Now lets do something interesting. There would definitely be four to five paths leading to your destination. Try to reach your destination using a different path . Because your right brain likes to map and visualize things taking different path would help to it.Live In Present Moment
The best way to be fully attentive and creative is to remain into the present moment. When you are hooked up with frustration and your not getting any ideas just become still and become aware of the present moment. By becoming aware in the present moment you will tap into the creative dimension. This will eventually bring solution to your problem.
Its difficult to remain in the present moment as our mind slips into past and future easily. As Eckhart tolle suggests to become aware of your surrounding just feel the feet touching the ground while walking, Feel the wind while sitting, Feel your breath. These things will bring you into the present moment.Learn New Art
Take up a new art. Whether its dancing, singing, painting or skating. Try to develop a talent which is interesting and you don't know. This would help your brain to develop creativity. In us many engineering university take dance classes for the engineers which help them in finding creative solutions in their engineering field and concentrate more into their work.Develop Photographic Memory
Our right side of brain is very good in creating pictures and photographs. The one thing that you can do is try to picture out the things in the room as a still photo and try to remember the things as they are. Or you can try to make picture of the things which are on your desk or table and try to remember position of each and every object. This would develop your photographic memory and eventually your right brain. Creativity
Creating word association, Playing Memory games, Making comics or doodling ignite the creativity in you. Also if you have left the art of drawing or sketching then you have done a mistake my friend you need to have a brush and pencil back into your hand and life.Visualize And Implement
Its very delightful for the right brain to think a strategy and implement it rightaway. So it is beneficial to play strategic games and sports like cricket , badminton, tennis etc will boost your right brain.Live With One Sense Full Day
Its fact that we the humans are having five senses. Try to live with one sense for a full day. For example if you are going to be aware of hearing for the full day then try to hear different kinds of noise. Starting from the day hearing to the tweeting of the birds, listening to animals, whistling sound of winds, sounds of vehicles, eventually everything just give importance to sound. Then for the next day try to see and observe different things i.e. using your eyes. Similarly continue with other senses.Eureka Moment
We come up with many problems every day but the eureka moments are very useful for such times. If you are stuck up with some problem and frustrated with it and don't know what to do with it then try out the following:
With the challenging problem in your mind, read different unrelated things. Play with your sweet dog, Do household chores, have a binoculars and keep an eye on your neighbours and periodically remember the problem and drop it agaoin.
Like there was a researcher in chemistry finding structural formula for benzene. Eureka!! Suddenly he gets a dream of snake eating its own tail and formulates the strucural formula of benzene.
Try out the above things and get your right brain developed!!! All the best.
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