Part of being creative is not being super-duper focused.
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The profession of being a creative thinker is not so obvious.
Creativity seldom thrives in an atmosphere of great discipline or scrutiny. That's one reason we tend not to want our leaders to get too creative.
What you discover when you look at creativity from the perspective of the brain is that it is universal. We're all creative all of the time, we can't help but be creative.
Trying to force creativity is never good.
The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it.
Creativity is merely a plus name for regular activity. Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.
The minute you succumb to outside pressure, you cease to be creative.
Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas.
And unless you have that sense of being creative, people think you're just working all the time.
After so many years, I've learned that being creative is a full-time job with its own daily patterns. That's why writers, for example, like to establish routines for themselves.
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