Mindfulness and creativity: Implications for thinking and learning
D. Henriksen, Carmen C. Richardson, Kyle Shack
Thinking Skills and Creativity August 1, 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.tsc.2020.100689 (opens in new tab) via Semantic Scholar
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThis thematic literature review examines the relationship between mindfulness and creativity, concluding that mindfulness practices can improve skills and habits of mind that support creativity. The relationship is complex but generally positive, with deliberate or mindful mind-wandering identified as a potential aid to creativity. The authors propose that purposefully including mindfulness in learning settings can benefit student learning, creativity, and wellbeing. The review synthesizes existing research rather than presenting new empirical data, and it emphasizes the nuanced ways mindfulness may influence creative processes.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Thematic literature review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Medicine Psychology Education |
| Key finding | Argues that mindfulness practices improve skills and habits of mind that can support creativity, and that the relationship is generally positive, with deliberate mind-wandering potentially aiding creativity. |
Abstract
Highlights • This thematic literature review investigates the relationship between mindfulness and creativity• Mindfulness practices improve skills or habits of mind that can support creativity• The mindfulness-creativity relationship is complex, but generally positive• Deliberate/mindful mind-wandering can support creativity• Purposeful inclusion of mindfulness in learning settings can benefit student learning, creativity and wellbeing