Creativity Exercise Blog - week 1

 

Welcome back y’all to the weekly creativity blog. This month is going to be a fantastic one and following said vibe, This week’s exercise is all about combining the random with the everyday.  The challenge is simple: pick three regular items around the house and combine them into something totally new, then build a short story around whatever that new thing becomes. No rules, no limits just take what you’ve got and let your imagination run.

So I started brainstorming: What could you make if you grabbed, say, a flashlight, a mason jar, and a shoelace? With that combination all of a sudden its not three wacky items its now a, glow jar communicator left behind by a traveler from another timeline. Or imagine a spoon, an old phone case, and a rubber band turning into a noise-canceling snack spoon that only lets you hear peaceful sounds while you eat? These items dont create themselves, and these stories dont all come from one place. 

But even with all these combinations it can still give you a hard time the more stories and the more items you use, but at the end of the day It’s not about making it real it’s about seeing what could be, and letting the storytelling pull it all together. And to see what creative and fun things we can all create.  

And overall these exercise really make me see a whole new world that I would've never thought possible just from a regular average day. And what I liked about this exercise is that it really pushes you to look at things differently. It builds creative problem-solving, storytelling, and lets your imagination drive without needing anything fancy. It also helps with letting go of “what something’s supposed to be” and leaning into “what else it could become.” Whether you’re into writing, design, or just getting unstuck, this one teaches you how to turn anything into something meaningful. 

But to put a conclusion to our weekly blog, I hope you guys have some fun with this exercise cause I sure did! But like always, ill get to you seeing you guys. On the next one! 👋 


 

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