Here’s what the scientific research says:
- Travel.
 
- Or just expose yourself to other cultures.
 
- Or stay where you are and learn their language.
 
- Don’t surround yourself with the color red, stick to blue.
 
- Get rejected.
 
- Buy a potted plant.
 
- Give the problem to someone else.
 
- Or pretend you’re solving problems for someone else.
 
- Or pretend you’re a child.
 
- Think about love, not sex.
 
- Take a break.
 
- And stop being so hard on yourself.
 
- Smile.
 
- Or frown while happy.
 
- But either way, be happy.
 
- Or a bit paranoid.
 
- Follow Jeremy Dean’s 6 steps.
 
- Add a little background noise.
 
- Team up with both old friends and strangers.
 
- And people who don’t know what they’re doing.
 
- But you should work toward becoming an expert.
 
- Don’t be too original.
 
- Stop brainstorming.
 
- Take a shower.
 
- Stop trying so hard.
 
- Watch Shrek.
 
- Do the unexpected.
 
- Dance.
 
- Look at the Apple logo.
 
- Get drunk.
 
- Stay up all night.
 
- Hang out with sarcastic people.
 
- Do everyday things in unconventional ways.
 
- Play video games.
 
- Have hope.
 
- Get some distance.
 
- Turn it into a competition.
 
- Don’t get paid.
 
- Let that mind wander (but be careful.)
 
- Work from home.
 
- Still not Picasso? Here are 29 more ways.
 
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