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Do You Recognize These 10 Mental Blocks to Creative Thinking?
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1. Trying to Find the “Right” Answer
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One of the worst aspects of formal education is the focus on the correct answer to a particular question or problem
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2. Logical Thinking
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Not only is real life ambiguous, it’s often illogical to the point of madness.
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logic are one of our main strengths in evaluating the feasibility of a creative idea, it’s often the enemy of truly innovative thoughts in the first place.
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to escape the constraints of your own logical mind is to think metaphorically.
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we accept them as true without thinking about it. When you realize that “truth” is often symbolic, you’ll often find that you are actually free to come up with alternatives.
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3. Following Rules
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destructive force
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You’re tearing away the often arbitrary rules that others have set for you, and asking either “why” or “why not” whenever confronted with the way “everyone” does things.
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4. Being Practical
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Like logic, practicality is hugely important when it comes to execution, but often stifles innovative ideas before they can properly blossom
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5. Play is Not Work
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play is perhaps the most effective way to stimulate creative thinking
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6. That’s Not My Job
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it’s those who happily explore completely unrelated areas of life and knowledge who best see that everything is related.
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creative persons—they want to be know-it-alls.
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7. Being a “Serious” Person
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Most of what keeps us civilized boils down to conformity, consistency, shared values, and yes, thinking about things the same way everyone else does
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Give yourself permission to be a fool and see things for what they really are.
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8. Avoiding Ambiguity
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It’s an innate characteristic of human psychology to desire certainty, but it’s the creative thinker who rejects the false comfort of clarity when it’s not really appropriate.
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9. Being Wrong is Bad
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We hate being wrong, and yet mistakes often teach us the most
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Edison’s greatest strength was that he was not afraid to be wrong.
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10. I’m Not Creative
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We’re all limitlessly creative, but only to the extent that we realize that we create our own limits with the way we think.
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Torben Heikel VintherRigtig fed artikel fra Copyblogger! Læs den: Do You Recognize These 10 Mental Blocks to Creative Thinking? http://goo.gl/zv1i
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Michele DayWhether you’re trying to solve a tough problem, start a business, get attention for that business or write an interesting article, creative thinking is crucial. The process boils down to changing your perspective and seeing things differently than you currently do.
People like to call this “thinking outside of the box,” which is the wrong way to look at it. Just like Neo needed to understand that “there is no spoon” in the film The Matrix, you need to realize “there is no box” to step outside of. -
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Leila Olivamyths, processes and atitudes that could block creativity. There is a overlap with Teresa Amabile (not included issues on talent and task orientation) and Scott Berkun the myths of innovation
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10 common ways we suppress our natural creative abilities
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Whether you’re trying to solve a tough problem, start a business, get attention for that business or write an interesting article, creative thinking is crucial. The process boils down to changing your perspective and seeing things differently than you cur
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Keisa WilliamsBlocks to creative thinking.
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Thomas Edmonds Jr.Once you know what's holding you back, it's easier to know how to deal with it.
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Many of the following mental blocks can be turned around to reveal ways to find more than one answer to any given problem.
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what if”
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an era of hyper-specialization
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We hate being wrong, and yet mistakes often teach us the most. Thomas Edison was wrong 1,800 times before getting the light bulb right. Edison’s greatest strength was that he was not afraid to be wrong.
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craig rolandI like to keep this list of 10 common ways we suppress our natural creative abilities nearby when I get stuck. It helps me realize that the barriers to a good idea are truly all in my head.
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Andrew DeVigal"...you need to realize “there is no box” to step outside of."
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ccpunsirn the enemy of truly innovative thoughts in the first place. One of the best ways to esca
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Doug BelshawSome hints for 'unlocking our natural creative abilities'
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jdscott50Sure, you’ve got to know the specialized stuff in your field, but if you view yourself as an explorer rather than a highly-specialized cog in the machine, you’ll run circles around the technical master in the success department.
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ken .From Roger van Oech's WhackOnTheSideOfTheHead - The RightAnswer, That's Not Logical (think metaphors), Follow the Rules, Be Practical, Play Is Frivolous, That`s Not My Area, Avoid Ambiguity, Don't Be Foolish, To Err Is Wrong, I'm Not Creative
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mario64You’re already capable of creative thinking at all times, but you have to strip away the imaginary mental blocks (or boxes) that you’ve picked up along the way to wherever you are today
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