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The Science of Creativity & How to Enhance Creative Innovation
Huberman Lab
The Effects of Dopamine on Divergent Thinking
If you're in a low mood or kind of meh, by all means engage in something probably for about five to 30 minutes that elevates your mood before trying to engage in divergent thinking. If you happen to be in a pretty positive mood, even if you're not 10 out of 10 on mood, then bringing in additional stimuli to increase your levels of dopamine can hurt the divergent thinking process. I would recommend not using stimulants such as caffeine prior to divergent thinking, but rather use stimulants if you do want to use stimulants suchas caffeine prior to convergent thinking.
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