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Have you heard of flow state?
It’s when time flies and your concentration levels are effortlessly intent. Creative people have the ability to immerse themselves in an activity with great concentration levels and focus. Essentially, they can direct their energy in efficient ways.
But here’s a very important part of it:
They also know when and how to switch off.
They are really good at self-regulating their energy levels. And that doesn’t mean always being switched on.
They retreat, recharge, and rest often. They enjoy daydreaming and going within.
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So if being hungry for knowledge is one vital ingredient, then staying open to whatever you may discover is the other side to that. It stands to reason that it’s difficult to develop creative solutions when you are closed off.
That’s why the most creative people stay as open to new perspect...
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Having a positive outlook doesn’t just make you happier. It also makes you more productive.
Studies have found that your mood can impact how hard you work. Research by Oxford University showed happy workers were 13% more productive.
Meanwhile, other studies have concluded th...
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As children, we learn through play. It helps us to become more inventive.
The same goes for adults too.
Play is another thing that can encourage us to be more divergent in our thinking. That might be playing bo...
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Life can create a lot of pressure on us to succeed.
We want to get good grades, win that promotion, and make enough money to take care of ourselves and our families.
So it’s understandable that this creates tension. But in the process, we often focus far more on the outcome than the p...
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Evaluation and critical thinking are significant in creativity.
That’s why creative geniuses can spend a lot of time deep in thought.
They not only examine the external world but also their own internal world.
This allowed them to gain greater self-awareness and to stay grounded...
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When we think of creative geniuses we notice something that they often have in common:
They have certain oddities that would be considered strange.
Famous artist Michelangelo would rarely take his boots off, insisting on even sleeping in them.
Wartime British prime mini...
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Divergent thinking is often referred to as lateral thinking.
In a nutshell, it’s simply: “cognition that leads in various directions.”
And being able to take many routes with your thinking has long been linked to creative problem-solving.
The more thoughts and ideas we are capa...
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Routine can be a wonderful thing. It often helps our lives to run more smoothly.
Structure can also help us to feel safer and more in control, which we tend to prefer as it’s hardwired into our nature.
Creative geniuses are far better at embracing chaos. And rather paradoxically, the...
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Creativity is more of a fundamental skill. It’s simply being able to use your imagination or your ideas in order to create something new. That could be in science, the arts, politics, business, education, and more. In fact, creativity can be found in all areas of life. You don’t ...
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Einstein famously said:
“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
Whilst arguably he was being fairly modest, this highlights an important feature that all creative geniuses enjoy:
They share a fascination for learning.
They genuinely like t...
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