Just Open Your Mind? A Randomized, Controlled Study on the Effects of Meditation on Creativity.
Frontiers in Psychology 2021 Iana Bashmakova, Olga Shcherbakova
Creativity is a crucial prerequisite for innovation, successful problem solving, and self-expression, but how do we affect creative thinking in a positive way? The present study investigated the effects of open monitoring meditation (OMM) on creativity. We proposed that OMM will benefit creativity in metaphor production by cognitive flexibility (CF) enhancement. In the main study, participants...