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Learning from the Most Creatively Active People in the World

In this TED talk, Tim Harford discusses how innovators such as Einstein and Darwin found their inspiration and productivity through cross-training their minds. He explains why multitasking can be beneficial for creativity and problem-solving.

Multitasking for Creativity

• Multitasking is not doing neither task well.

• Creative people change topics frequently to think more creatively.

• Slow multitasking helps with creativity by allowing you to take an idea out of its original context and move it into a new one.

• Learning to do something else well can help you do your primary job better.

• Slow multitasking can help when you are stuck on a problem by giving your brain space to find the right answer.

Examples of Slow Multitasking

• Choreographer Twyla Tharp kept a box of inspiration for each project she worked on, containing books, cutouts from magazines, and other sources of creative inspiration.

• Medical students who took an art course were better at diagnosing diseases based on photographs than those who did not take the course.

• Charles Darwin was interested in many fields, including zoology, geology, psychology, and botany. When he got stuck on one topic, he would switch to another before returning later.

Conclusion

Slow multitasking can be beneficial for creativity and problem-solving. By taking ideas out of their original context and moving them into new ones or learning something else well that can help with your primary job.