Whoever said that the best plans are those that are improvised was right. Planning weekly tasks is necessary to live with some stability and meet family, home or work responsibilities. The problem is when we have a redoubt to get out of the pre-established script, to cling to the organization even of moments of leisure and recreation. Improvisation can be a perfect ally to free ourselves from the judgment of productivity and develop some social skills that we have put aside due to insecurity or fear of failure.
Take another trip to get back from work, have a casual conversation with strangers or go to an exotic restaurant that arouses your curiosity. We are all capable of putting improvisation into practice with simple but stimulating acts. Detecting these opportunities is key to discovering new motivations and escaping from the usual rigidity of the daily routine. Improvisation reports, among other benefits, a greater ability to get out of the comfort zone and significant improvements in our mental health.
It is impossible to organize a response to an unforeseen situation. Improvisation can be very useful for coping with events beyond our control. In addition, impromptu reactions have a multitude of benefits for our quality of life.
Constantly thinking about the future is exhausting and sometimes prevents us from enjoying the present moment. Have you ever thought about everything you’re missing? Living the moments of daily life consciously is a powerful boost for our mental health. In addition, improvisation allows us to broaden our mental horizons when looking for a solution to a problem that, unexpectedly, escapes our usual planning and can end up blocking our mind.
Improvising is the best way to stop procrastinating everything we want, but we stop doing due to lack of planning. Letting ourselves go when faced with opportunities to get out of the ordinary will help us to get to know ourselves better and to develop ourselves in tasks that we would never have thought of carrying out. What if you discover a new hobby or sport that you love thanks to an impromptu proposal from a friend?
We tend to think that being square is synonymous with tranquility, but this is not always the case. Trying to control everything raises our stress and anxiety levels and that is why enjoying the moments in which we improvise allows us to save energy and have a higher quality and longer rest.
Improvisation is also perfect for training our naturalness. We can premeditate what they are going to ask us in a job interview, what we are going to say during the presentation of an important project or how we are going to act when we meet our partner’s parents. However, in all these events unexpected things can arise and, therefore, we must have the sufficient capacity to cope with them. Knowing how to step up will comfort us with a powerful dose of self-confidence and, surely, it will make others have a better impression of us.
