No matter what you do in life, it can be good to slow down and exercise your right brain a little. This simple exercise is inspired by my musing on Instagram and I wish to invite you to try it!

We are surrounded by lots of things and that’s a starting point. For this exercise, let’s go with a good old alarm clock.

When one thinks about an alarm clock, the concept of “waking up” is obvious. Other concepts can be “keeping time” or “being late/early for something”.

And when one thinks about “waking up”, one possible association is drinking coffee (or tea or any form of energy drink).

This is when the “Mash Up” happens… combine the two objects that share a common concept and you have an interesting creation.
What other things can you association with an alarm clock? Show me your creative mash-ups by posting your creation with hashtag #creative_mashup and tag this IG account.
PS: Images of clock, coffee, and tea are found on Pixabay; a resource for royalty free stock photos and videos you can use for commercial and non-commercial purposes.