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Relaxation and good health are important to mental and physical health
- essential pre-requisites to creative thinking. I like to go jogging, where I have had
the greatest abundance of ideas. During jogging, I have visualized computer programs,
story ideas and solutions to different problems. I attribute the value of jogging and
other forms of exercise such as walking, cycling, and swimming to the following:
- Exercise is a form of play, free from restraints.
- Increased oxygen in the blood is delivered to the brain
- Release of endorphins into the blood (the runner's high)
- Meditative rhythm of the running / walking / swimming strokes
There are drugs which purport to increase
the brain's ability and performance, but I have seen no evidence to prove
this. Psychedelic drugs, I am told, produce vivid imagery which the user is
never able to capture. Hunter S. Thompson, in his recent book "The Songs of
Doomed" writes in the preface about his drug habit and what it does to his
writing, but I don't believe drugs can increase creativity. Instead, the
body and mind should be operating at peak efficiency through correct diet, exercise,
rest and fresh air. |
