Time off
Being really sick makes you stop for a moment. Sure, it’s not the way I’d recommend getting your imagination working, but it did get me thinking as I lay there the last couple of days with flu. See, I had my phone off, I didn’t check email, and I wasn’t watching TV. I think sometimes it’s a good idea to just let your imagination have some time to itself – maybe give yourself an hour without phone/internet/TV/anything that distracts you. Lie around. Listen to music. Stare at the ceiling. Whatever. Just let yourself be and see what travels through your mind. Reacquaint yourself with your imagination. I had to get sick to remind myself to slow down and take time off. But, wow, did I get a great new idea for a book out of it…