Cars don’t need to understand us or our destination to transport us efficiently. And it’s the same when we look to help another person channel their creativity.

Another analogy exists within the context of therapy, in so far as, we understand the therapist’s silence as a crucial step in the unravelling of their patient’s mind. In fact, it is most likely because of this quiet and staged space that the being can gain greater perspective, experiencing themselves from a semi-objective point of view, through the mere presence of another.

On the surface, this sounds stupidly simple, just listen to another person and remain silent, allow them to arrive at their own conclusion. But ask yourself, how often are you provided the space to think out loud without someone interjecting, offering their own opinion, or stating some kind of preconceived absolute? And how often do you provide such a space for others?

At some point this week, become a vehicle for another person’s creativity. Notice what they discover on their own terms, grant them the space to do so, and most importantly, note what you discover about your own sense of creation, without ever having taken any overt action.