HOW CREATIVE ARE YOU?

Where does creativity come from?

Creativity is a learned skill; no one is born creative

Creativity comes from the environment we grow up and live in. Creativity is an important quality to live a significant life. All of us have the innate potential to be creative. So, how do we go about becoming creative, bringing new things into existence, new ways of thinking and doing things? Creativity does not come from living in harmony but from our desires born in the need for survival. Creativity is a precursor, a catalyst to innovation. Read on and you will add some spice to your level of creativity. Want to be more creative? Do the following:

1.     Imagination. Imagination is a quality of the observant minds. It is the art of mentally creating ideas from pictures. Imagination leads to risk taking to go after the dreams that add that zest for life. A free spirit is part of a healthy imagination.

2.     Dissatisfaction. Yes, being non-conformant and non-compliant with the status quo, breaking the norm, the rules of the world. It comes when we lose ourselves in the side trips of life after contemplating and falling short of our own expectations. It comes from the crave for more.

3.     Solitude. Yes, extreme silence for long periods of time lead to bringing out deep seated thoughts and emotions. The key here is patience to allow things to grow, evolve, and take shape. A degree of stubbornness to restlessness results in the flow of the creative juices in us.

4.     Tension. It comes from internal dissonance. Intensity and high pressure are part of the process of releasing the tension in the form of thoughts and ideas. Beauty is part of the ingredients to release the tension required to see the world different, see the world with the brains.

5.     Sadness. Extreme emotions ignite something dormant in us. The key here is to accept and embrace sadness as part of life. That is how the song Amazing Grace came about, after a moment of great sadness.

6.     Pain and suffering.  Physical and/or emotional pain and suffering are companions of creativity. They key here is to capture the thoughts and ideas at the moments we least feel like jotting them down.

7.     Paranoia. By now you are thinking, yes, I can be creative. All of us have a degree of paranoia and eccentricity; it is the only way to survive and thrive in this crazy world we live in. Why not take advantage of that eccentricity to bring some creativity into the world?

It takes focus, persistence, resilience, eccentricity, emotional acceleration, and a high degree of non-conformity to be creative. If all the above is not enough for you, add some caffeine from a high-quality coffee 😊

Carlos Fontana

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