Improvising is a basic life function.
That is why I encourage you to “free play.”
What is free play?
Free play is the spontaneous play that comes naturally from curiosity, love of discovery, and enthusiasm. Free play is the essence of our being, something we were born with and then later, strive to recapture.
Free play enables improvisation and creativity, characteristics that are not restricted to only a few professional artists or scientists but are actually 𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚.
It is through free play that we can generate new ideas, but getting stuck in the “evaluation phase,” or being overly critical of yourself, has been found to inhibit the “generation phase” (i.e., the creation of ideas).
There are countless studies out there about play, improvisation, and creativity. In a study by Kleinmintz et al. (2014), three musician groups were evaluated on their performance. The group who practiced improvisation scored higher on fluency and originality compared to the other two groups, and it was concluded that deliberate practice of improvisation has a “releasing effect” on creativity.
So, get on out there and start free playing – what are you waiting for?!
Published Study: https://bit.ly/3Th9FSH