This weekend I wanted to feel like a visitor in my own city…I sought out some new experiences trying to see Burlington through a fresh lens. This works anywhere…even in our own homes…change things up a bit for a fresh perspective. It doesn’t have to be a huge change to make your brain happy.
Routine has it’s place and it’s convenient, but it doesn’t do much to spark our imagination or increase our problem solving skills. Here is a great blog I found about this very subject.
Creativity Accelerators: Novelty, Unpredictability and Complexity
Accelerate your creativity by embracing novelty and complexity, and challenging yourself to stay relaxed and focused in the face of risk and unpredictability.
http://www.diygenius.com/creativity-accelerators/ (Sam Brinson DIY Genius blog)
“In order to create something novel and unexpected, we need to break the routine and insert some unpredictability, to look for the unknown and let our curiosity be our guide.”
My daughter, Willa and I went to see a POP ART Print Show at the Fleming Museum at The University of Vermont—Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol oh my. What a beautiful museum—it’s only 5 minutes from my home and I don’t go there nearly enough.
Then we drove to Vergennes Laundry/coffee shop for a latte. The light was as gorgeous as this french coffee shop is. I also posted this on my INSTAGRAM profile. Follow me @ DAKOTA1966.
On Sunday my twin 15-year-old daughters, Lucy and Willa and I went to ONE DAY UNIVERSITY at the Hilton in Burlington. If you’re unfamiliar with One Day University I highly recommend you check them out in your area. We spent a chilly Sunday afternoon learning about intuition, the universe, classical music and Vermont politics by well renown professors from around the country. I listened to George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with a fresh perspective from what I learned before I got out of bed this morning…talk about feeding the brain some novelty.
Did you hear the Gerswhin story about An American in Paris on NPR?
No, but I will look for it now. Thanks so much.