Are you creative? Of course you are! Or at least you could be with some practice. So says this article from the BBC.
Creativity, which can be an invaluable tool as you forge your own path pursuing your passion, isn't just the realm of artistic types. As the article points out:
...creativity can be useful in all areas of business, and everyone has got the ability to be creative, the thinkers believe."As with any skill (cooking or skiing for instance) some people will become more skilful than others. But everyone can learn to be creative. it is not a mystical gift," insists [originator of the concept of lateral thinking] Dr de Bono.
If you sometimes feel your creative juices running a little molasses-like, Dr. Edward De Bono assures us there is good reason.
"The brain is specifically designed to be non-creative, and we should be grateful for this," he says."With 11 pieces of clothing there are 39,916,800 ways of getting dressed. Trying out one method every minute would take 76 years of life."
Psychology professor Richard Wiseman recommends what he calls priming to facilitate creativity. He plants the problem he is working on in his head and starts working on it loosely, and throws some miscellaneous stimuli into the mix along the way.
"...I try not to completely forget about the issue, but rather continue to be mindful of the problem. In short, I try to achieve more by striving less."I also try to feed my mind with new experiences, such as going to a museum, or flicking through magazines or newspapers. But I don't push it.
"Instead, I simply immerse myself in novel ideas and experiences, and leave it up to my brain to find a solution among the huge amount of information, meetings, comments and emails that I encounter on a daily basis."
In other words; it is possible to train your brain to be creative and have ideas, but you need actively to set it going on a problem by asking it the right questions and feeding it the right information.
Curt Rosengren
Passion Catalyst SM
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