Practice 10: Untie Your Tongue

 Practice #10 from Imagination First relates to learning to speak with people about what interests you (what work you do or your hobbies) and speaking clearly enough for them to both understand and get excited. Talking about your work with someone who doesn't understand forces you to clarify your thoughts, unpack your jargon and assumptions, and retrain your brain. It can be refreshing.

Once your knowledge is expressed in new ideas and clear words, your knowledge is now more tacit and intuitive. And this allows you to become open to your imagination. Tell your story so that your 5-year-old son (or daughter) could understand it. This is harder than it seems, but worth the effort.

Prepare your mind for an active imagination. You might discover something new. In any case, you will have fun in the process!