Welcome Professionals…
…our job as top management consultants is to solve problems for our clients. We do that usually by applying rigorous analytics. However, sometimes I get stuck on a problem. I am ruminating about a certain task and actually turning in circles. With a bit of distance, I can see that I am out of balance.
What helps then is when I go home and pick up my guitar. I play around and sing along which is bringing me back to balance. My interpretation is that I am sometimes getting a bit too left brained, focusing almost all my brain power on analytics. Playing guitar and singing is activating the right side of the brain. It stimulates the creativity.
And yes, it works. A few moments later, I usually find a creative solution to the analytical problem I was thinking of before.
What are your ways of getting into analytical/creative balance? I see more and more people around me drawing, for instance while they are sitting in a plane. What are your Thursday Night Flight activies?
Anyways, next thing in our office kitchen I found myself singing: easy like Sunday morning…
Malte
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