On Creativity

Painting by Nellie Mae Rowe

This is the second of several blogs on creativity. If you think you are a dullard, an uncreative person, a drone, think again. Stay tuned.

Yesterday Galen left a comment on this blog. "You might find this article interesting," he wrote. Galen then offered this link:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/04/creativity-habits_n_4859769.html

The link is to an article by Carolyn Gregoire in the Huffington Post: "18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently." I'm going to provide a Reader's Digest version of this article, although I strongly recommend reading it in its entirety. Before my encapsulated version, however, I want to make a statement: Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of thinking, a way of doing things. You may not be a Mozart, I will never be a Shakespeare, but we everyone can all learn to be more creative. So without further stupid blathering, here are the 18 things. Some of these will not make sense. READ THE ARTICLE. 

They daydream.

They observe everything.

They work the hours that work for them.

They take time for solitude.

They turn life's obstacles around.

They seek out new experiences.

They "fail up."

They ask the big questions.

They people-watch.

They take risks.

They view all of life as an opportunity for self-expression.

They follow their true passions.

They get out of their own heads.

They lose track of the time.

They surround themselves with beauty.

They connect the dots.

They constantly shake things up.

They make time for mindfulness.