<p>We all instinctively know that being creative is good for us in the moment - it calms us down, it makes us feel good. But now the cold, hard evidence is in! Creativity is really good for our health and for our brains in the long term too. In this episode Tricia finds out what’s really going on up there when we create, and why creating might just be the most important thing you could do for your health.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mentioned in this episode:</p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61358662-your-brain-on-art" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transforms Us by Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-creative-power-of-sleep/id1749209462?i=1000685084308" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Series 3 Episode 3 of In Ten Years Time about the importance of sleep</a></p><p>Three studies about the importance of daydreaming and distraction:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/04/well/mind/daydreaming-benefits-brain.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New York Times</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797612446024" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Psychological Science Journal,&nbsp;</a><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40634381/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Psi Rep</a></p><p><a href="https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/growth-mindset-vs-fixed-mindset" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Growth Mindset Article, Harvard Business School</a></p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40745.Mindset" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mindset, Book by Carol Dweck</a></p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214537765-we-need-your-art" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We need your art, Book by Amie McNee</a></p><p><a href="https://www.channel4.com/programmes/michael-mosley-secrets-of-the-superagers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Secrets of the Superagers, TV show</a></p><p><a href="https://www.intenyearstime.com/_files/ugd/90f963_0b8ee6452d334c7bac95d73312802e23.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tricia’s creativity finder</a></p><p><a href="https://www.intenyearstime.com/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donate to keep the show ad free</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>