10 ways to be Creative in your Work Place

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Have you ever found the creative inspiration you were seeking at the most unexpected time, or thought you were having that long-awaited problem-solving epiphany just as you nodded off to sleep?

According to neuroscientists John Kounios and Mark Beeman, there's a reason for that. Their book, The Eureka Factor, explores the influences at work behind that much sought-after "Aha!" moment. Research suggests that in trying to conjure up inspiration, most of us end up suppressing it. The book explains how to clear out mental junk, in order to make way for pivotal revelations.

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