3 basic factors
- opportunities to engage in it,
- encouragement to go after such opportunities,
- and rewards for doing so.
Creativity is no different from any other habit, good or bad.
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Creative people are creative, not as a result of any particular inborn trait, rather, but rather through an attitude toward life. They habitually respond to problems in fresh and novel ways, rather than allowing themselves to respond mindlessly and automatically.
- Look for ways to see problems that other people don’t.
- Take risks that other people are afraid to take.
- Have the courage to defy the crowd and to stand up for their own beliefs.
- Seek to overcome obstacles and challenges to their views that other people give in to.
Creative people are ones who are willing and able to metaphorically buy low and sell high in the realm of ideas.
The creative individual persists in the face of this resistance, and eventually sells high, moving on to the next new, or unpopular, idea.
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Most of the time, bad habits are simply a way of dealing with stress and boredom.
Everything from biting your nails to overspending on a shopping spree to drinking every weekend to wasting time on the internet can be a simple response to stress and boredom.
Instead of thinking of a cut-and-dry end goal to certain situations, creative people sit back and examine the problem in different ways before beginning to work.
If you find yourself stagnating by focusing on generic problems, try to re-conceptualize the problem by focusing on a more meaningful angle.
For example: Instead of thinking “What would be something cool to paint?” rather ask, “What sort of painting evokes the feeling of loneliness that we all encounter after a break-up?”
While being creative isn't easy, nearly all great ideas follow a similar 5 step creative process.