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Dec
Many people have the impression that only a select few are able to unleash a steady flow of creative genius. Which is Untruel. In fact, creativity is like a muscle that needs to be exercised in order to consistently give out great results. You need to practice harnessing creative thinking, otherwise this skill will very much atrophy into inexistence. Keep working and this skill and it will soon come to you in a snap.
Well… how do you unleash your creative thinking? Start with becoming a human leech. I’m not talking about sucking the blood out of every living being , I’m saying that you should take in as much knowledge and learning you can find. Read widely, whether it is good or bad, and keep your mind open to the infinite possibilities of the universe. The more you learn, the more you’ll want to know, and the more your faculty of wonder will be exercised. Be amazed at little facts that add a bit of color into your life.
Focus on a creative activity daily. It takes effort. Even doodling is a creative activity. Stop at nothing. People who are just starting out to unleash a little bit of creative thinking in their lives, it is helpful and encouraging to have concrete evidence, that, Practice drawing for a couple of minutes each day. Bring out your old camera and start snapping photos like crazy. Keeping a journal and making it a point to write in it down daily helps. Another great idea is to write by describing something with your five senses. Avoid vague adjectives like “marvelous,” “amazing,” and “delicious.” In not time, you would built yourself a tiny portfolio, and will be so amazed at the growth you’ve undertaken after amassing all those works. You’ll never knows, you might actually take to liking those things you do everyday. Soon those things will become a part of you and you’ll be addicted to these creative activities.
Thinking out of the box helps. Sometimes, constraints are actually good for you. Limitations discipline you to work within your means. It brings out your resourcefulness. Creativeness is great, but limitations enforce discipline.
Try something new daily and let your experiences broaden your perspective. Explore your surrounding. Spend an time in a places you’ve never been before. Chat up someone you meet. Be friendly to people around you. As you get out of your comfort zone more and more each day, your sense of adventure grows and so does your zest for life. . When was the last time you did something new? If you cannot remember it then I tell you, you’ve been missing out on an experiences that could’ve added to your growth, emotionally, mentally, physically, or spiritually. Why don’t you try sky diving today? Not only will you learn, will also have many thrills to share. Thus putting to practice your storytelling skills and making you in the lime light.
Embrace insanity. But not to the point of practically admitting yourself into the mental assylum. As John Russell puts it, “Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting.” Each creative thought was once thought of as insanity by other “normal” people at one time or another. Fortunately, that didn’t stop the creative geniuses from standing by them. The fact is, sanity or being normal confines people to think… well, normally. Withink limits. Creativity is essentially breaking through barriers. It includes the bizzarre and the downright strange. I’m not suggesting that you develop a creative personality. An example of a creative personality would be George Washington, who often rode into battle naked, or James Joyce, who wrote “Dubliners” with beetle juice for an intense fear of ink, or Albert Einstein, who thought his cat was a spy sent by his rival . Amke sure your creativity doesn’t get you separated from the real world. Unleash your creative thinking and bring a new zest into your life.
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