This simple move will dramatically improve your brainpower at work

This simple move will dramatically improve your brainpower at work This simple move will dramatically improve your brainpower at work Our busy lives  move at such a fast clip  that we may sometimes feel that we’re missing out on opportunities to maximize our ample brainpower. It’s true that finding moments of solitude and quiet contemplation can help achieve that goal, but during a busy workday, that may also feel impractical. Happily, plenty of science suggests that we can successfully  boost our creativity  by merely making the  smallest changes  to our daily habits.Follow Ladders on Flipboard!Follow Ladders’ magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and more!Work these three practices into your life at the office, and watch your imagination soar.Stand up and walkIf you work at a company outfitted with standing desks, take advantage. Research suggests that you may have a creative edge by working on your feet, especially while working in groups. A  2014 study  found that 54 teams of non-sedentary individuals shared information and worked more collaboratively tog ether to solve problems. If you don’t have a standing desk, try taking a little  walk inside or outside  with your team -  research suggests  that helps fire up your imagination.Play musical chairs at workSwitching up the scenery by sitting somewhere in the office that you don’t normally can give you a fresh perspective and get your creative juices flowing, especially if you take the opportunity to chat with colleagues you don’t often see. Steve Jobs  famously made  the bathrooms at Pixar’s headquarters far removed from all wings of the company so employees would get to mingle on their way and embark on creative collaborations - and a new study published in  Organization Science  proves he was onto something. Researchers from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University found that mixing up employees’ seating arrangements encouraged new interaction, exploration, risk-taking, and experimentation that resulted in innovative product ideas. The next time you f ind yourself sitting next to a co-worker you rarely engage with, mention some of your ideas to them.Write it downSeveral  famous writers  - J.K. Rowling, Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen King, and Danielle Steel, to name a few - still compose their greatest works by hand, writing with a pen and paper rather than on a computer, and science suggests their creative output benefits from it. A  2012 study  showed that writing versus typing improves cognition. With that in mind, try putting your next big idea on paper to jumpstart your creativity.This article originally appeared on Thrive Global.You might also enjoy… New neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happy Strangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds 10 lessons from Benjamin Franklin’s daily schedule that will double your productivity The worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs 10 habits of mentally strong people