Name: A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity
Uploaded: 2019-01-25T16:06:45Z
Duration: 17 min 11 s
Description: What can we learn from the world's most enduringly creative people? They "slow-motion multitask," actively juggling multiple projects and moving between topics as the mood strikes -- without feeling hurried. Author Tim Harford shares how innovators like Einstein, Darwin, Twyla Tharp and Michael Crichton found their inspiration and productivity through cross-training their minds.

Tim Harford: A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity

A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity

What can we learn from the world's most enduringly creative people? They "slow-motion multitask," actively juggling multiple projects and moving between topics as the mood strikes -- without feeling hurried. Author Tim Harford shares how innovators like Einstein, Darwin, Twyla Tharp and Michael Crichton found their inspiration and productivity through cross-training their minds.

The most creative minds thrive by juggling multiple projects at once, switching between them over months or years. Nobel-winning scientists changed research topics an average of 43 times in their first 100 papers. This slow and deliberate multitasking unlocks fresh ideas, sparks unexpected breakthroughs, and helps people stay productive even when stalled on one project. Innovators across fields, from Einstein to Darwin, have relied on this approach to cross-train their minds and keep inspiration flowing.