Another way to mirror a great person’s neurons by pretending you are them. For example, work through a problem as if you were them. Approach the solution by imagining how they would approach it. The more specific you make the person, the better. Also, you can’t think, “What would they do?” and make it work.

You must pretend you are them and your brain will suddenly work differently. This is a powerful tool for unlocking your creativity. This trick comes from a practicing clinical psychiatrist who runs the blog, The Last Psychiatrist. Here is an excerpt from it that fully explains the idea: Name 10 animals and note your answer carefully.

Note carefully your answer. Most likely, your first several answers are from one category, like farm animals. And the remaining ones are from another category, such as zoo animals. So, knowing the answer to the question, “Name 300 animals” isn’t about knowing 300 animals. In fact, it is about knowing 30 categories of animals and being able to jump from one to another.

Imagine you are on your 200th animal and get stuck. And you can’t even think of any new categories. Create advice will tell you to look at it a different way. But imagine someone else is answering the question. Pick someone who is an expert on animals like Jack Hannah, for example. When you think of the animals he has featured in his TV show, surely many will come to mind.

These are the seven crucial rules for decision-making backed by 10 years of neuroscience research. Try them and see how your life changes for the better. But give it time, though. No one became a great success overnight. It takes time, effort and patience to improve yourself.