Three Keys to Creativity
To be creative you must suspend all judgement. Keeping an open mind is the initial spark to creating. Many people stifle their creativity because they can’t turn off their internal editor. This is the dreaded observer effect. This is the voice in your head that says “that’s not a good idea” or “you are wasting your time.” Creating and editing are two completely different processes. The right side of your brain handles creating, while your left side, the editing. Both processes are necessary; however there is a time and place for everything. Without the ability to suspend judgement your internal editor will kill off every creative idea you have.
The second key to creativity is perseverance and dedication. Anything worth doing is worth doing well. The ability to create something spectacular and see the process through till the end is something that comes from the heart; it is what separates the great from the good. Without perseverance the ideas you imagine will never become all that they can be.
The third key to creativity is optimism. The ability to see enormous ideas as only another hurtle in the grand scheme of life. Seeing every challenge as nothing too big to overcome and that there is a solution to every problem, is a vital key to creating. Simply because without this, the creators would be too overwhelmed by the idea to initially create. Without these three elements creativity is not possible, because creativity virtually is open mindedness, dedication and optimism.
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