A Thinking Room? Hmm…
Yes! A thinking room. Apart from your workspace, setting up a room to develop your ideas can help boost your creativity in many ways. Years ago, a thinking room would only be familiar in practices like meditation–and would even be used as a praying room. Nowadays, a thinking room is a perfect space to develop your ideas for upcoming projects, designs, and artwork.
But, you might think…” hey, I hardly have space in my own workspace at home, so how can I even remotely think about another room? ” Well, this is where it gets both tricky and fun! Because, as a matter of fact, you don’t need tons of space. You just need THE space.

Setting up a Room to Develop your Ideas
First of all, we totally get it if the very thought of a thinking room is odd for you. But it works! It works mostly because, in your workspace, where you sit/stand and work all day, you hardly have space to just sketch your random thoughts. Most of the time, we take a break from our workspace and head out to think somewhere else. Guess what? By doing so, you just headed to a ‘thinking room’ without even noticing it! Without a doubt, in order to efficiently develop our ideas without the pressure of work, we need some space.
Develop your Ideas and Get Inspired in a New Space
These are some simple steps that will help you in setting up your new space to think, gather up ideas, and take notes. Also, believe it or not, having a thinking room is also a great way to enhance your productivity.

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- Choose a space or room different from your workspace. This could even be a corner in your porch. Also, you can divide your workspace accordingly to make it work as a thinking room too. Then, bring your space to life by choosing the best colors to boost your creativity.
- Set up the mood for your new ideas. Creating ambiance in your thinking room can help you develop your ideas in a short period of time. Some nice music–like Lo-fi or Ambient music, aromatherapy, and soft lighting can really set up the mood to get your creativity going.

- Bring in some inspiration. We all get inspired in many different ways. Some of the common things to get inspired are old magazines, pictures, books, and even newspapers.
- Take hold of your ideas as they come to you. You’re in this thinking room to develop your ideas; so don’t let them get away! Have some notebooks in the room–along with pencils, pens, markers, and colored pencils. Some other things that you can have in your thinking room are a recorder to take notes, and a whiteboard, or a glass window/door (our personal favorite!).

Final Thoughts
Having a designated space where we could just gather our thoughts without being visually aware of our to-do list, calendars, and emails is a total win for any Creative Professional or Artist. Using the psychology of space to boost our creativity can, in fact, improve our behavior and overall well-being.
In your thinking room, you will be able to just let your creativity come to life. Your thoughts will not overwhelm you, and you will be more concentrated on those things you want to achieve. However, there are many Creatives who just develop their ideas in their own workspace–and that’s totally fine too! Regardless, what really matters is to document every idea that pops up. Because yes, every little thought counts!
What a great spot! I wish I had a thinking room. Instead I have a thinking couch, ha.
LOL! Yes, the couch always counts as a great thinking spot!
This sounds like a good idea. I agree that we need a little space to gather thoughts, think of things you need to do, etc without the hassles of so many things that you’re supposed to do for the day.
So true! Taking a break to keep our minds off the daily tasks helps our productivity in many ways!
Wow! I have never heard of a thinking room! I guess my flat is just too small for such a space. 🙂
A little corner will suffice! Just a chair, a lamp, and plenty of space to let your thoughts run free. Makes a huge difference!
this idea is truly very helpful and useful..glad you shared an amazing idea with us…Thinking room definitely plays very vital role in building our creativity more..great work though…
Thank you so much for reading! We could all use some tools to boost our creativity!
I absolutely love this idea! I usually use my outdoor back yard area as my thinking area. Its away from my laptop and phone, and viewing nature is where I get most of my ideas from. Maybe i’lll try to make my outdoor area a little cozier and spend even more time out there.
I get a lot of inspiration from nature as well. I think your outdoor area is a great idea for a thinking spot!
While I don’t have a designated thinking room, there are definitely areas of our home where I find that I am able to connect with my creativity more as you described. In my office, there is a space that I work and then another separate space where I practice saxophone/teach saxophone lessons. This ‘musical’ side is always a great one for me, even if I’m just sitting in that space. The other big one is my hammock in our back yard. There is something about fresh air and sunshine that never fails me. I even have a tent shelter over it right now so that I can sit out there during the rain (my favourite).
Personally, I think you have some great thinking ‘rooms’! The music space, and especially the hammock in your back yard, sound completely ideal to level up creativity and new ideas! I can imagine how nice it is when it rains!
Thinking room – I love that idea! I wish we had the space. I have taken over the entire dinning room as my office, which works well enough, but having another room just for creative space would be awesome. Blessings!
Same here! Not much space, so my porch is my thinking room. I have a set of lights, plants, floor pillows, and a small speaker for some background music. It’s really what inspired me to write about this in the first place. Although the word ‘room’ gives us the sense of a bigger space, a small corner will suffice.
I wish I had space for a thinking room!! I would love.
Think of it as a small corner! Maybe you’ll find something ☺️
I have been toying with the idea of a thinking room without knowing it had a name. hehe. I usually use the dining room table early in the morning when it is tidy and there are no distractions. I sit on the chair facing the window and watch the cars passing as they head to work. I spend there around an hour and while I drink my tea, I pour all the content in my head into my journal. I feel like it’s a thinking corner that I have to create every morning, but I would like to get a more permanent spot in the house I can sit on at any time during the day.
This is wonderful! It sounds like such a cozy corner too! I love that you can look out the window. It definitely sounds like a great thinking spot.