Imagination - Applied Pscyhology

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Benefits of Imagination

• Can explore anything real and not real, no constraints
• Created from within a person
• Use cases: explore experiences, understand another person or situation, solve problems, creative arts and play, visualise goals, improve health (meditation, therapy)

Considerations:

• Be careful for mistaking an imagination with fantasies that are not real and must not be perceived as real. They may cause stress, fear, or conflict with understanding reality

Tips to Grow Imagination

• Awareness of your imagination and its benefits
• “Making time for sleep and idleness” -Neel Burton
• Look at the natural world for inspiration

References

• The Psychology and Philosophy of Imagination | Psychology Today,
• Imagination | Psychology Today