Similar to the violin, the mind needs creative tension. Creative tension - the gap between where we are and where we need to be - can help your brain find elusive solutions to problems.

Adults who never play often have rigid and humorless minds. To truly embrace creativity, you need to find moments to play... like a child.

Living a balanced life will help you achieve the highest level of creativity, both in your career and in your personal life. Finding balance is challenging, but the alternative - low creativity, eventual burnout - is a more devastating option.

Hung out with a 2-year-old recently? Notice how they constantly ask, "why?" It's how they learn about their world.

As adults, we learn how to solve problems creatively by constantly asking "why?" and "what-if?"