3 thoughts on “How Are Creative People Different?”
Tom,
I enjoyed the video as always.
Since fear is the thing that ultimately inhibits creativity, what about other skills like a person that thinks strategically for example. Is fear inhibiting this also or are there other things that need to be modeled to be able to think this way,
Tom, while watching this I found myself taking issue with one thing in particular: “Creative people don’t care what others think.”
I was taking issue because I’m a very creative person, but I care a lot of what others think.
Then I realized – there’s a big difference between ‘coming up with an idea’ and ‘being creative’.
When I actually am being creative, as opposed to just having ideas, I really don’t care that much what others think. I forge ahead and make something happen regardless.
Anyway, thanks for the distinction – I can see how this can be useful in realizing when I’m getting things done, vs. thinking about getting things done.
Hey Tom, did you watch Dan Pink’s lecture on how setting too rigid goals and rewards make people stupid and less creative? A lot of people shoot themselves in the foot before they begin. From a 3D mind point of view, they set intentions that are very likely to trigger survival responses because they think they have gone off course as soon as they discover something different (which may actually turn out to be useful or interesting for some other course of action later i.e. creative). You are right its about being non-linear. You are right about absence of fear.
I am lucky that I grew up in a family where curiosity was allowed and was offered support for whatever I fancied taking a look at. I wasn’t expected to “do the right thing”. Mistakes were just learning. Many people are not so lucky and learned to feel shit when they went off course and punished for not following the path they were “supposed” to!
The job I have just been working on, I really went off course and didn’t follow the direction the client laid out for me at all. Although risky (and I was a tiny bit concerned about what they might make of such a complete detour but not paralyzed) when they saw the result they said, “my god, I never would have thought of that, you’ve come at it from a totally different angle. It has completely changed the meaning but I love it”. My attitude was that they were paying me to improve something and you couldn’t improve it without changing it drastically!
I found this interesting.. about when rewards work and when they suck your adaptive brain dry!
Dan Pink – Motivation and Creativity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y
Tom,
I enjoyed the video as always.
Since fear is the thing that ultimately inhibits creativity, what about other skills like a person that thinks strategically for example. Is fear inhibiting this also or are there other things that need to be modeled to be able to think this way,
Tom, while watching this I found myself taking issue with one thing in particular: “Creative people don’t care what others think.”
I was taking issue because I’m a very creative person, but I care a lot of what others think.
Then I realized – there’s a big difference between ‘coming up with an idea’ and ‘being creative’.
When I actually am being creative, as opposed to just having ideas, I really don’t care that much what others think. I forge ahead and make something happen regardless.
Anyway, thanks for the distinction – I can see how this can be useful in realizing when I’m getting things done, vs. thinking about getting things done.
Every little bit helps,
Jeremy
Hey Tom, did you watch Dan Pink’s lecture on how setting too rigid goals and rewards make people stupid and less creative? A lot of people shoot themselves in the foot before they begin. From a 3D mind point of view, they set intentions that are very likely to trigger survival responses because they think they have gone off course as soon as they discover something different (which may actually turn out to be useful or interesting for some other course of action later i.e. creative). You are right its about being non-linear. You are right about absence of fear.
I am lucky that I grew up in a family where curiosity was allowed and was offered support for whatever I fancied taking a look at. I wasn’t expected to “do the right thing”. Mistakes were just learning. Many people are not so lucky and learned to feel shit when they went off course and punished for not following the path they were “supposed” to!
The job I have just been working on, I really went off course and didn’t follow the direction the client laid out for me at all. Although risky (and I was a tiny bit concerned about what they might make of such a complete detour but not paralyzed) when they saw the result they said, “my god, I never would have thought of that, you’ve come at it from a totally different angle. It has completely changed the meaning but I love it”. My attitude was that they were paying me to improve something and you couldn’t improve it without changing it drastically!
I found this interesting.. about when rewards work and when they suck your adaptive brain dry!
Dan Pink – Motivation and Creativity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y