Great article, I just wrote one about creativity also.

It is so true that “Fear of failure hinders creativity” and if we can accept that we fail and we learn from it – that it is not the end when we do fail, then we don’t stifle our creative momentum.

“…as we further ourselves physically from the problem the more able we are to tackle that problem in a creative, innovative, and out of the box kind of way.”

It makes so much sense! I’m a big fan of getting a change of scene—especially a physically active one, outside, on a walk—and am always telling people on Twitter who say they are feeling stuck to take a walk. It does help to have a sense for why this works, and how to leverage cognitive distance even more. Thanks for the insight!