If you are in high spirits, take on problems that require a creative approach, and if your heart is heavy, take care of the routine.
If you are in high spirits, take on problems that require a creative approach, and if your heart is heavy, take care of the routine. Professor of the University of Toronto (Canada) Adam Anderson (Adam Anderson) invited students to listen to musical fragments of Bach’s major concerto in jazz arrangement or the gloomy theme of the Mongolian yoke from Prokofiev’s music for the film “Alexander Nevsky”. After that, the participants talked about their feelings and completed a variety of tasks. It turned out that people with positive emotions are on average more inventive, but have difficulty keeping their attention on monotonous tasks. Those who are in a sad mood make fewer mistakes in simple tasks, but it is more difficult for them to overcome stereotypes where creativity is required. “We are most creative when we are relaxed and joyful, so if you have a difficult problem, take some time for your favorite activity before you take it up,” Professor Anderson comments on these results.