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# [Create a Creativity Boost by Working from Memory](https://www.brainzooming.com/blog/create-a-creativity-boost-by-working-from-memory)

 Written by [Mike Brown](https://www.brainzooming.com/blog/author/mike-brown) | Dec 7, 2010 10:50:45 AM

**Looking for a dramatic creativity boost** **when** you're in the midst of **editing a document** for the umpteenth time? **Try working from memory**.

Instead of tweaking yet another iteration of what has become a too-familiar blur of words, **force yourself to update** parts of the document **without consulting the most recent version** you’ve been staring at for too long anyway.

Surprised a [guy who loves the efficiency of working from pre-existing content](https://www.brainzooming.com/?p=1373) would recommend working from memory? Don't be!

**I had to work from memory recently** while traveling, and the document I needed to update wasn't easily accessible. Much to my creative delight, **because of all the time I’d spent with the original content, working from memory** to recreate several strategic concepts **spurred a fresh creative approach**. The better results were much better (in hardly more time) than if I had tweaked the latest version in a fairly incremental fashion.

It's the holidays. It's **the time for great holiday memories**. So **try putting your memory to work this holiday season** and **see what** type of new **creativity boost you'll receive** as a gift!  – [*Mike Brown*](https://www.brainzooming.com/?page_id=1197)

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