To fantasize and invent something incredible is typical of the overwhelming majority of children. Kids refuse to sleep in a dark room, afraid of monsters, and schoolchildren talk about dogs eating exercise books with homework. Such fruits of the wild imagination of some parents are only amusing, and others are enraged. This is not surprising, because many adults have long forgotten how to imagine and fantasize. We will try to find out how useful fantasy is and how to develop imagination.
What it is?
Child psychologists claim that imagining and fantasizing the baby is just necessary for normal mental development. In the first years of life, the child encourages imagination to help in all situations that can not be explained independently. With the accumulation of life experience, dreams and fantasies acquire a greater connection with reality. Adults give their dreams very little time and attention. And really, what for to the serious person the world of illusions, if in a reality of cares it is enough? In fact, a good fantasy not only does not hurt anyone, but it can help in many areas of life. Imagination is an abstract concept expressing the ability to fantasize and imagine something that does not really exist. The word "imagine" can be considered a synonym for such popular definitions today as "creativity" and "creative thinking".
The Benefits of Fantasy
Before talking about how to develop the imagination, we will try to understand why it is needed. It would seem that to think creatively and constantly to invent something new is useful only to musicians, artists and writers. This is a great misconception, in fact, imagination is useful to every person. People with a good imagination are never bored. They come up with interesting pastime options for the whole company and instantly find something to do alone. People with developed creative thinking are not afraid to learn new activities. They cook food without looking at recipes, easily come up with their own design projects for repairs and very quickly choose clothes for any occasion. Usually such employees are appreciated at work, because they are the first to put forward interesting ideas and are happy to work on non-standard projects. And if you give your imagination complete freedom, you can even try to open your own business.
We determine the creative potential and level of development of the imagination
It is a mistake to think of fantasy as an innate skill. Rather, it is one of the psychological techniques, which, if desired and regular training can be mastered by everyone. And yet you can actually see that someone has an imagination developed into a larger one, and in someone less. Try to sensibly assess how easy and fast you come up with an action plan in an unusual situation? To think over the development of one's imagination follows those who think for a long time about gifts for their loved ones. If you do not like to read and only a few books impress, the problem can also be in an underdeveloped fantasy. It is believed that the imagination is most useful for children. And this is really so, because the sooner a person starts to engage in some kind of creativity and think creatively, the more he will achieve success.
Simple tricks that train fantasy
Develop imagination and imagination at any age. The simplest way to suggest fantasizing to children. Perfectly stimulates imagination any kind of creativity. During classes with the child, ask him to do something unusual, as much as possible to think up independently. Any role play is a qualitative fruit of imagination. When a child is reincarnated as a fairy-tale hero, he truly believes in his new role.
A similar game will be useful for an adult. Play with the child, pretending to be some animal or fictional hero. You can try this exercise alone. Imagine yourself in another place or a person of the opposite sex. The main thing is to drop the embarrassment and prejudice. Play the chosen role as if you are a professional actor.
How to develop the imagination of adults and children? It's quite simple to fantasize at every opportunity. You can think over your tomorrow morning, presenting it in all colors. Use meditation techniques - close your eyes and represent whole new worlds. How to develop the imagination of a child 8-9 years with simple exercises? Meet your son or daughter with new art for him. When discussing a particular work, ask what could be changed in it. From time to time, ask the child to try to write a story, do not be lazy together to look for constellations and discuss what the clouds look like. Stimulate fantasy and the right toys: all kinds of designers and some puzzles.
Learn to think and act out of the box
Very often in the adult world, dreaminess is considered a negative trait of character. About people who love to plunge into the world of dreams, they say: "It seems to be hovering in the clouds". But if you go to fantasies from time to time, you will only get useful skills. How to develop imagination without losing touch with reality? Use fantasy to solve domestic problems. Imagine in the colors how to do something. It is especially useful to think about several options at once when the situation is completely independent of you. Try daily to break the usual course of events. Learn to act impulsively. Of course, this is not an appeal to quit work or household chores. Try to walk on an unusual route, go to a new store for yourself or take a walk for an extra half hour.
How to develop imagination for drawing to an adult or a child?
It's hard to believe, but creative people sometimes suffer from a lack of imagination . A simple example: a man can draw or sculpt well, but does not know what to represent. It is important to understand that any kind of visual art is born in the mind of the creator. And this means that there is no separate technique for developing imagination for drawing, you just have to fantasize more. In order to create a drawing, you can take as a basis a character or a landscape that you have already seen or invented earlier. Then you will only have to think over the details, and remember: there are no prohibitions. And you can draw directly in the world of dreams. How to develop the imagination with this technique? Close your eyes and imagine a white sheet of paper, then mentally draw on it some drawing. Try to really see the whole process and see all the details and proportions. Carrying out this exercise regularly, you will learn how to draw real masterpieces. After that, you will only have to transfer them to paper as qualitatively as their imagination creates them.
We train fantasy every day
Still do not know how to develop the imagination of adults? Exercises that you can perform between the case, you will help. Remember any story - let it be the plot of a movie or a book. Imagine an alternative ending, or better still a few. If you love reality shows or watch with interest the stormy personal life of neighbors, you can fantasize about what will happen to the heroes in the future. Turn on the TV without sound, looking at the picture, come up with dialogues and monologues of the characters. During a call, put a few dots on the paper. Try to connect them with a continuous line, to get some finished drawing.