How To Be More Creative In 2 Months by Megan Maurer

HOW TO BE MORE CREATIVE IN

2 MONTHS

how to be more creative in 2 months.

MONTH

SMILE AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR AND SAY 3 THINGS YOU LOVE ABOUT YOU!

– DAY 1–

GO FOR A WALK AROUND YOUR BLOCK AND COUNT HOW MANY COLORFUL HOUSES YOU SEE. – DAY 2 –

PICTURE THE HOUSES YOU SAW YESTERDAY AND DRAW THEM HERE. – DAY 3–

BUY A CHEAP PAINTING FROM THE FLEA MARKET AND REDESIGN IT.

– DAY 4 –

SWIM UNDERWATER WITH YOUR EYES OPEN! – DAY 5–

start a dream diary, create what those dreams might look like. – DAY 6 –

BAKE YOUR FAVORITE COOKIES AND DELIVER THEM TO YOUR NEIGHBOR. – DAY 7 –

LEARN A NEW HOBBY LIKE PAINTING OR COLLAGE AND WRITE ABOUT YOUR NEW HOBBY HERE. – DAY 8 –

TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE HOME AND TAKE PHOTOS OF THE NEW THINGS YOU SEE.

– DAY 9 –

MAKE A MASTERPIECE OUT OF THE TRASH IN YOUR HOUSE.

– DAY 10 –

LOOK AT THE CLOUDS AND IMAGINE THEM AS THINGS, DRAW WHAT YOU IMAGINE HERE. – DAY 11 –

GENERATE SOME CREATIVE IDEAS YOU’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS WEEK. – DAY 12 –

BUY A PLANT AND PUT IT SOMEWHERE YOU CAN ENJOY EVERYDAY.

– DAY 13 –

INVITE YOUR FRIENDS OVER FOR A CRAFT NIGHT, BYOS (BRING YOUR OWN SUPPLIES).

– DAY 14 –

GO TO THE PARK AND READ YOUR FAVORITE BOOK WHILE LISTENING TO YOUR SURROUNDINGS.

– DAY 15 –

DRAW SOMETHING WITHOUT LIFTING YOUR PEN. – DAY 16 –

GO TO YOUR NEAREST ART MUSEUM AND SPEND SOME TIME LEARNING ABOUT ARTIST OF THE PAST AND PRESENT. – DAY 17 –

WRITE ABOUT SOME THINGS YOU REMEMBER FROM YOUR MUSEUM VISIT.

– DAY 18 –

MAKE YOUR COMFORT FOOD FOR DINNER TONIGHT. – DAY 19 –

PAMPER YOURSELF, TAKE A BUBBLE BATH, SOAK IN SOME SUN... TREAT YO’ SELF! – DAY 20 –

DRAW WHAT YOU ATE TODAY AS CHARACTERS.

– DAY 21–

GO TO THE CRAFT STORE AND BUY A CRAFT SUPPLY YOU DON’T NORMALLY USE.

– DAY 22 –

GO ON A WALK WITH YOUR DOG AND IMAGINE HOW THEY SEE THINGS. – DAY 23 –

COOK YOUR FAVORITE MEAL AND CHANGE A KEY INGREDIENT, DOES IT STILL TASTE THE SAME? WHAT DID YOU CHANGE?

– DAY 24 –

DAYDREAM FOR 5 MINUTES, LET YOUR MIND WANDER WHEREVER IT WANTS TO GO. – DAY 25 –

TURN THE DAYDREAMS YOU HAD YESTERDAY INTO A BEAUTIFUL WORK OF ART. – DAY 26 –

DO SOMETHING PHYSICAL, GO FOR A RUN, SWIMMING, OR LIFT SOME WEIGHTS. GET SWEATY!

– DAY 27–

VISIT THE FARMERS MARKET AND TRY SOMETHING NEW.

– DAY 28 –

DO YOU FEEL ANY DIFFERENT AFTER ONE MONTH OF EXERCISING YOUR CREATIVITY? – DAY 29 –

DRAW THE HIGHLIGHTS OF YOUR MONTH IN A NEW STYLE.

– DAY 30 –

PUT YOUR PERFECT CREATIVE SPACE TOGETHER. – DAY 31–

MONTH

CREATE A PATTERN WITH COMMON HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. – DAY 32 –

CHANNEL YOUR INNER CHILD AND DRAW SOMETHING IN A YOUTHFUL WAY.

– DAY 33 –

GO FOR A WALK AND BRING SUPPLIES FOR A PICNIC, ENJOY THE FRESH AIR.

– DAY 34 –

GO SWIMMING AND IMAGINE YOU’RE IN A LUSH OCEAN WITH TROPICAL SEA CREATURES. – DAY 35 –

PLANT A TREE FOR A GOOD CAUSE. – DAY 36 –

TRAVEL TO A PLACE IN YOUR CITY WHERE YOU’VE NEVER BEEN, WRITE ABOUT WHERE YOU WENT AND WHAT YOU LEARNED HERE.

– DAY 37–

COLLABORATE WITH YOUR FRIENDS ON A NEW IDEA.

– DAY 38 –

DRAW A PORTRAIT OF YOUR FAVORITE PET. – DAY 39 –

PAINT A ROOM IN YOUR HOUSE YOUR FAVORITE COLOR.

– DAY 40 –

MAKE SOMETHING FOR A FRIEND, WRAP IT AND DELIVER IT TO THEM WHEN THEY’RE LEAST EXPECTING IT.

– DAY 41–

HOW DID YOUR FRIEND REACT WHEN YOU DELIVERED THE GIFT? WERE THEY SURPRISED? – DAY 42 –

MEDITATE FOR 15 MINUTES AND LET YOUR MIND RELAX. – DAY 43 –

DRAW, PAINT, OR COLLAGE YOUR SURROUNDINGS IN A UNIQUE AND NEW WAY.

– DAY 44 –

MAKE SOME PRINTS OF YOUR FAVORITE PICTURES ON YOUR CAMERA ROLL.

– DAY 45 –

TAKE A WALK AND WATCH THE SUNSET WITH YOUR PUP. – DAY 46 –

WATCH A TED TALK OR LISTEN TO A PODCAST THAT GETS YOUR CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING. – DAY 47 –

GO TO THE MOVIE THEATER AND WATCH A MOVIE YOU HAVEN’T HEARD OF.

– DAY 48 –

BUILD SOMETHING OUT OF MATERIALS YOU DON’T NORMALLY GRAVITATE TOWARDS.

– DAY 49 –

MAKE A NEW FRIEND TODAY AND DRAW WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE. – DAY 50 –

WRITE ABOUT YOUR NEW FRIEND AND WAYS YOU CAN GROW THE CREATIVE RELATIONSHIP. – DAY 51–

MAKE THANK YOU CARDS, AND GIVE THEM TO PEOPLE WHO MAKE YOUR LIFE BRIGHTER.

– DAY 52 –

PICK SOME FLOWERS AND CREATE A BEAUTIFUL BOUQUET.

– DAY 53–

DRAW, PAINT, DOODLE. CREATE SOMETHING TODAY! – DAY 54 –

discover the most productive time of day for you to get creative.

– DAY 55 –

READ A PAGE IN THE DICTIONARY, DID YOU LEARN anything new? – DAY 56 –

create an idea board and imagine where you will be a year from now. – DAY 57 –

play your favorite music while working today.

– DAY 58 –

GO TO THE ZOO AND HUG AS MANY ANIMALS AS POSSIBLE

– DAY 59 –

CREATE something with new found materials YOU LEARNED FROM COMPLETING THIS BOOK. – DAY 60 –

do you feel like you’ve become more creative after completing this book? Write about it here.

– DAY 62 –

YOU CAN’T USE UP CREATIVITY, THE MORE YOU USE, THE MORE YOU HAVE. – MAYA ANGELOU –