How many interesting experiences disappear because your automatic answer is no?

In The Default Yes, TJ Walker explains why new experiences are valuable raw material for creativity. As routines become narrower, your mind has fewer new ingredients to combine into fresh ideas. Changing your default response to worthwhile new experiences can help keep your life, relationships, and thinking from becoming overly predictable.

This does not mean saying yes to everything. The goal is not accepting unwanted obligations, bad opportunities, or demands on your time. Instead, it means becoming more open to new activities, invitations, people, foods, sports, and experiences that may add something meaningful to your life.

The Default Yes is part of The Creative Spark: Small Habits for a More Interesting ...