Creative Smells

The following exercise will help you pick a scent that you can associate with being in a creative mood. Whenever you need to get back into that mood, you can use the scent to get you there.

Find an unusual scent and make it into a scent canister. Browsing the spice aisle at the supermarket is a good way to find new scents. The first step is to condition yourself to associate this scent with being in a creative mood. It will take several weeks to accomplish this. Whenever you are feeling particularly creative or mentally productive, take a whiff from your scent canister to associate the smell with your mood.

After a while, the association will be so strong that the scent will act like a trigger to help you bring out your most creative self.