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One can try to redefine what kind of stimuli would be useful in the creative process, as it is easy to get stuck in the old methods of finding creative sparks.

• If the outdoor stimulus is not possible, one can try inner experiences like journaling, mindfulness and meditation.

Using sticky notes is extremely useful when studying for an exam: not only do you summarize the information, but you can also go directly to the needed page, as the note is stuck to that very page.

• Researchers paid 27 people to play Tetris for multiple hours a day, three days in a row. 
• For days after the study, some participants literally couldn't stop dreaming about shapes falling. They become stuck in something ralled a "cognitive afterimage".