We were all creative once. We did things without asking, we colored outside the lines and we wrote paragraphs that rhymed. We did these acts instinctively. We did them out of habit.
And then, somewhere along the way, we were taught another way. We were told to follow someone else’s rules.
So we grew up a bit and assume that NOT following rules meant we were creative. Screw the process. Fuck the system. Ignore the man. Our understanding of what creativity is was narrowed. It meant art, literature and living a life differently than the mainstream.
But that’s not it. Creativity is a process. Creativity is a habit. Creativity is the result of us following our own rules, our own judgment. Creativity is finding a better way of doing something. A more expressive way of presenting. A more emotional way of speaking.
It’s repeatable, and being repeatable doesn’t mean it’s not creative. Own your process. Allow your creativity to become a habit.
And stop being anti everything for the sake of it. You’re wasting our time.
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Great post Tyler. Though I don’t agree with the statement: “Creativity is finding a better way of doing something.”
In my opinion, creativity is finding an alternative way to do (and in some cases: not do) something. Creativity is, simply put, thinking different. By thinking different you often discover better ways of doing something, yes, but without risking mistakes you will never truly be creative.
As Sir Ken Robinson once stated: “If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original.”
I know that you’re probably implying something along those lines here, but by stating that one line (about creativity being a search for the better), you may scare off some would-be creative thinkers.
O:-)
Isn’t being a little bit scared the point of creating? Those that aren’t willing to do so won’t accomplish much.
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