A recent study from the University of Arizona reveals that individuals with creative minds can find screen-free leisure time both productive and enjoyable. A recent study from the University of Arizona, published in the Creativity Research Journal, indicates that individuals with a creative mindset
A study from the University of Arizona indicates that creative individuals are more likely to use idle time productively, finding such periods less boring and more mentally engaging. The study also found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, when people had more unstructured time, those who were creative reported feeling less bored.
In psychology and neuroscience, most studies on human thoughts either prompt participants to think in a certain way or ask them to report on thoughts they experienced, but less is known about how thoughts naturally arise and unfold over time in unprompted contexts, said Jessica Andrews-Hanna, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology and senior author of the paper.
The researchers assessed the participants’ creativity through a “divergent thinking test,” a lab-based verbal test that measures a person’s ability to think outside of the box. Participants who performed well in the divergent thinking test had thoughts that flowed freely and were associated with one another, often indicated by phrases such as “this reminds me of” or “speaking of which.”
“Creative people rated themselves as being less bored, even over those 10 minutes. They also spoke more words overall, which indicated that their thoughts were more likely to move freely,” Andrews-Hanna said.
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