To create better ideas we need to change our thought patterns. Here are 5 ways to make you more creative.

要產(chǎn)生好的想法，我們需要改變我們的思維模式。這里有 5 個方法能幫助你擁有更多新想法。

Choose a new way to get to work.

換一種新的工作方式。

This may seem like a small thing， but by going out of your way to find new ways to get to work， you will see new things， think about new things and make new connections.

這看起來像是一件小事，但是想辦法找到新的工作方式，你就會換個角度看到新的事物、思考新的事物，從而建立新的聯(lián)系。

Ask children how they would solve a problem.

問問小孩子是怎么解決問題的。

Children are not stuck in their ways the same way as adults can be. To them everything is possible. Even if the solutions they present are not perfect or even practical， it is very likely that they will spark new ideas in your own head.

孩子不會像大人一樣局限在同樣的行為方式上。對他們來說，一切皆有可能。即使他們給出的解決方法算不上完美也不實用，但這些想法很有可能會激發(fā)你的大腦，有助你產(chǎn)生新的想法。

Pick a random magazine to read.

隨便找本雜志看看。

Computer programmers have their own favorite magazines， and architects know which magazines are hot for architecture. The problem with this is that everybody will be subject to the same stream of ideas. By going into the newsagents and randomly picking a magazine that might be about knitting and then reading it， you will most likely find that the things you are thinking about have been solved already in another domain. Free ideas （except for the price of the magazine）！

程序員有他們自己喜愛的雜志，建筑師知道哪些雜志是建筑方面的前沿期刊。有一個問題是，大家都會受限于同一類型的想法。走進報亭，隨便拿一本雜志閱讀，也許這本雜志是有關(guān)針織的，但你很可能會發(fā)現(xiàn)你一直在思考的那些問題已然在其他領(lǐng)域得到了解決。這些想法都免費哦（當(dāng)然你得為雜志買單）！

Force yourself to make connections.

強迫自己建立聯(lián)系。

This is a little game you can play with yourself. Pick random things around your house （or out of a bag） and force yourself to make connections between the objects and the problem. Keep doing it for 10—15 minutes and see what happens.

這是一個你可以和自己玩的小游戲：從家中隨意挑一些東西（或從包里挑選也行），然后強迫自己在物品和問題之間建立聯(lián)系?；ㄉ?10～15 分鐘，然后看看效果如何。

Impose limits on yourself.

自我設(shè)限。

By imposing limits on yourself your brain will have to work overtime and really get out of its own patterns. If you work with tools， remove the tool you use most frequently and ask yourself how you can accomplish a task in this situation. Or， try to force yourself to explain a problem without using “shop talk”.

通過自我設(shè)限，你的大腦就不得不加班加點，這就跳出了它固有的模式。如果你工作時需要工具，把你最常用的工具拿走，然后問問自己在這種情況下如何完成這項任務(wù)?；蛘?，嘗試強迫自己在不用專業(yè)術(shù)語的情況下解釋問題。

The ideas above can of course be refined and substituted for lots of other ideas. As long as what you do forces new input on you， you will benefit. Also remember to sort through and pick the best ideas. This way you will have more of them.

當(dāng)然，以上 5 個方法可以細(xì)化，或用其他想法替代。只要你做的事有助你產(chǎn)生新的想法，你就有收獲。此外要記住，整理并挑選出最好的想法。這樣做的話，你會有越來越多好的想法。