13 Good health powers creativity
Good health is an attribute that we often take for granted when we have it, but miss it dearly when we are ill. Being healthy powers creativity because when you are ill your creative abilities are limited to surviving the negative effects of your poor health. For this reason, good health greatly contributes to being more creative and successful in your workplace.
The reason this works is that work and creativity, in particular, require the expenditure of energy, time, ideas and resources that can become exhausted and need to be replenished often. Some of the more common ways to rejuvenate ourselves include:
- Taking adequate time to rest and relax
- Getting enough sleep
- Eating healthy foods in healthy proportions
- Engaging in enough physical exercise
- Have a healthy variety of activities in your life
Taking adequate time to rest and relax
Work can be stressful and exhausting. I need to take time out in my day to take breaks from my work to refresh and recharge myself to continue working effectively. Often a change is as good as a rest so I also change the tasks I am working on. On a weekly basis, I find it invaluable to take one day a week off from work and do other things. Taking vacations…