One of the best things to do, in order to keep the brain alert and creative, is to read different things. In the same vein, writing is a good therapeutic use of brain cells. It keeps the neurons working and allows you to be more creative in your job.
To that end, I would like to introduce National Novel Writing Month. In essence, you are being challenged to create a novel (50,000 words) in less than a month. That's 1500 words per day. You are considered a "winner" if you actually succeed at getting in 50,000 words. They don't have to be perfect, you just need to try.
In this case it is definitely the journey which is important, not the final product. By pushing yourself to reach this goal you are going to be exercising a variety of different areas of your brain. You will need to be creative to come up with a plot (and subplots), with characters that you empathize with and the words that tie all of this together.
So, how does this help you in the IT field? I think you would be amazed at how much it will help. People talk about "thinking outside the box" in order to get something done. The problem isn't so much thinking outside of the box, it's understanding where the box is in the first place!!! As you start writing the novel you will be able to see the box that you have created around your novel and this insight, this new vision that you've gained, can help you see the boxes that surround your problems. Being able to see something is the first step in being able to avoid it or, in this case, think outside of it.
Are you suddenly going to see everything in a new light? No, but by constantly stretching and pushing your own mind you will see the limitations (the box) that you have put around yourself.
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