One of the tools I use to help me when I am stuck on writing a speech on body language or a chapter in a book I am writing or song I am creating is to lie down. Australian National University professor Darren Lipnicki, says that lying down can lead to creative breakthroughs.
"It might be that we have our most creative thoughts while flat on our back," he says. One reason might be that more of the chemical noradrenaline is released while we're standing, and noradrenaline could inhibit our ability to think creatively.
In any case, it's a great excuse to lay back, relax, and just think.
