Simple ways to spark your creativity

Jia Jiang adventures boldly into a territory so many of us fear: rejection. By seeking out rejection for 100 days -- from asking a stranger to borrow $100 to requesting a "burger refill" at a restaurant -- Jiang desensitized himself to the pain and shame that rejection often brings and, in the process, discovered that simply asking for what you want can open up possibilities where you expect to find dead ends. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksD

Jia Jiang adventures boldly into a territory so many of us fear: rejection. By seeking out rejection for 100 days -- from asking a stranger to borrow $100 to requesting a "burger refill" at a restaurant -- Jiang desensitized himself to the pain and shame that rejection often brings and, in the process, discovered that simply asking for what you want can open up possibilities where you expect to find dead ends. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksD

Jia Jiang adventures boldly into a territory so many of us fear: rejection. By seeking out rejection for 100 days -- from asking a stranger to borrow $100 to requesting a "burger refill" at a restaurant -- Jiang desensitized himself to the pain and shame that rejection often brings and, in the process, discovered that simply asking for what you want can open up possibilities where you expect to find dead ends. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksD

Jia Jiang adventures boldly into a territory so many of us fear: rejection. By seeking out rejection for 100 days -- from asking a stranger to borrow $100 to requesting a "burger refill" at a restaurant -- Jiang desensitized himself to the pain and shame that rejection often brings and, in the process, discovered that simply asking for what you want can open up possibilities where you expect to find dead ends. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksD

Do you sometimes have your most creative ideas while folding laundry, washing dishes or doing nothing in particular? It's because when your body goes on autopilot, your brain gets busy forming new neural connections that connect ideas and solve problems. Learn to love being bored as Manoush Zomorodi explains the connection between spacing out and creativity. Manoush Zomorodi hosts "ZigZag", a business podcast about being human from the TED Audio Collective and Stable Genius Productions. Subscribe to the TED Audio Collective at https://youtube.com/tedaudiocollective Bored with the work you do? You’re not alone: there’s a growing and global desire to make our jobs more meaningful and create opportunities for others to work with dignity, too. Learn how to chart a path that allows you to be good to yourself, others and the world in Manoush’s TED Course “How to reimagine your career.” Enroll today: https://tedtalks.social/career If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED

Do you sometimes have your most creative ideas while folding laundry, washing dishes or doing nothing in particular? It's because when your body goes on autopilot, your brain gets busy forming new neural connections that connect ideas and solve problems. Learn to love being bored as Manoush Zomorodi explains the connection between spacing out and creativity. Manoush Zomorodi hosts "ZigZag", a business podcast about being human from the TED Audio Collective and Stable Genius Productions. Subscribe to the TED Audio Collective at https://youtube.com/tedaudiocollective Bored with the work you do? You’re not alone: there’s a growing and global desire to make our jobs more meaningful and create opportunities for others to work with dignity, too. Learn how to chart a path that allows you to be good to yourself, others and the world in Manoush’s TED Course “How to reimagine your career.” Enroll today: https://tedtalks.social/career If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED

Do you sometimes have your most creative ideas while folding laundry, washing dishes or doing nothing in particular? It's because when your body goes on autopilot, your brain gets busy forming new neural connections that connect ideas and solve problems. Learn to love being bored as Manoush Zomorodi explains the connection between spacing out and creativity. Manoush Zomorodi hosts "ZigZag", a business podcast about being human from the TED Audio Collective and Stable Genius Productions. Subscribe to the TED Audio Collective at https://youtube.com/tedaudiocollective Bored with the work you do? You’re not alone: there’s a growing and global desire to make our jobs more meaningful and create opportunities for others to work with dignity, too. Learn how to chart a path that allows you to be good to yourself, others and the world in Manoush’s TED Course “How to reimagine your career.” Enroll today: https://tedtalks.social/career If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED

Do you sometimes have your most creative ideas while folding laundry, washing dishes or doing nothing in particular? It's because when your body goes on autopilot, your brain gets busy forming new neural connections that connect ideas and solve problems. Learn to love being bored as Manoush Zomorodi explains the connection between spacing out and creativity. Manoush Zomorodi hosts "ZigZag", a business podcast about being human from the TED Audio Collective and Stable Genius Productions. Subscribe to the TED Audio Collective at https://youtube.com/tedaudiocollective Bored with the work you do? You’re not alone: there’s a growing and global desire to make our jobs more meaningful and create opportunities for others to work with dignity, too. Learn how to chart a path that allows you to be good to yourself, others and the world in Manoush’s TED Course “How to reimagine your career.” Enroll today: https://tedtalks.social/career If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED