Traits Of A Creative Person
Creative people have complex personalities. They have the ability to move from one extreme to the other as needed.
Creative individuals have a great deal of physical energy, but they are also often quiet and at rest.
Creative individuals tend to be smart, yet also naive at the same time.
They are both playful and disciplined; responsible and irresponsible.
Creative individuals alternate between imagination and fantasy at one end, and a rooted sense of reality at the other.
Creative people seem to be both introverted and extroverted.
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Professor Csikszentmihalyi coined the term “flow” to explain a theory on how we can achieve a mental state of peak performance and happiness. Now he uses that same theory and applies it to help us understand the creative process. Drawing upon nearly one hundred interviews with creative people in every field, this book explores the traits of creative people and helps us identify ways to encourage our own originality.
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