Creativity cannot be forced but can be cultivated by feeding the brain with new experiences, knowledge, and stimuli and then resting the brain through activities like meditation, nature walks, or allowing the mind to wander which may stimulate creativity. Properly caring for the brain through stimulation and rest can help foster creativity even if it cannot be directly forced.

1. Cultivating Creativity by T. Benjamin Larsen

3. You cannot force creativity

4. But you can do things to help

5. First you have to feed the brain:

11. ...or anything else you think might stimulate your brain

12. Then you have to rest the brain:

18. ...or anything else that allows your mind to wander

19. You cannot force creativity.

20. But if you treat your brain nicely...

21. ...it might just repay the favor.