Here's another fun activity from the book...
Tool: Time-outs
As surprise enters your life, spontaneity increases. As spontaneity increases, so does the sense of play. Because creativity is really more accurately thought of as intellectual play than work, learning to play is pivotal. Time-outs teach us to play, and playing helps prevent burnout.
So begin. Once a week for at least one hour, take yourself - the part of yourself that you thinkof as your Inner Explorer - on some small festive adventure. Surely there's some place or activity you've always wondered about. Your time-out is your chance to go there or to try your hand at something new, to explore your wonder... Think mystery, not mastery. Time-outs are about awakening our sense of wonder. They are not about self-improvement.
I know you can probably come up with 15 excuses of why you can't do this; you have a pending deadline at work, you're a busy mom, or you have about a trillion errands to run (or all of the above) - but that's who needs it the most!
Get out there! And be sure to share what you did on your time-out!
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