Six Blocks To Creative Thinking And How To Solve Them

1. Look At Things From a Different Perspective

Really an open mind is ready to accept this, not only do other people have other legitimate ideas as their point of view, but also that these other points of view may be more accurate. Legend has it that modernist painter Pablo Picasso was once traveling by train in Spain when he encountered a wealthy businessman who rejected modern art. As proof that modern art does not accurately represent reality, he took a picture of his wife out of his wallet and said: "My wife should look like this, not in a stupid way." Picasso took the picture, read it for a moment, and asked: "Is this your wife?" The merchant nodded proudly. "She's too young," Picasso said angrily.



2. Avoid yo-yo Thinking

Some people move from a

very positive mood to a very negative mood in a minute, all because of what they see in front of them. It's like yo-yo: one minute up, the next down. It is healthy to be neutral and not let emoti

ons get the better of you.



3. Get Rid of The Habit of Slow Thinking

Habits can be a major obstacle to clearing the mind and another example of laziness. Try this experiment. Write the Scottish nicknames Macdonald, Macpherson, and Macdougall and ask someone to pronounce them. Now follow them with the word machinery and see what happens. Most people are more likely to mispronounce it. This is because we think normally and don't like what doesn't fit.



4. Don't Think Like an Old Man, Think Like a Child

Research shows that the number of synapses or connections in the brain is higher in a two-year-old child than in an average adult. This is because when a two-year-old child has no limited ideas about the world, as we adults do. It's like a sculptor who starts with a large block of clay, which is more than he needs, and then slowly removes the clay while tilting his sculpture. If we use our brains in childhood, accepting everything without a decision, then we can actually stop the brain aging process and reverse it.

5. See The Big Picture Along With The Details

You know John Godfrey's poem "The Blind Man and the Elephant". It tells how the six blind elephants of India go to see and each one tries to find out what happens by touching it. One touches the blind tooth, the other touches the trunk, the other touches the tail, and so on. Of course, not being able to see the whole elephant, they come to very different conclusions.

6. Think For Yourself

Taking the time to think is still neglected in many organizations that reward activity for creativity. People who work in creative organizations think the way they should think, or as others think, or as has always been the way of thinking. It's like the reflective thinking that Hans Christian Anderson tells in his story "The Emperor's New Clothes". Everyone on earth refuses to see that the emperor is naked and has been deceived into believing that he is wearing a splendid robe for his coronation. Only a young boy who is sick and does not participate in cultural brainwashing can see the truth and shouts: "Look, everyone, the emperor is not wearing any clothes!"



Once you incorporate these 6 techniques into your routine thinking patterns, you will be amazed at how easy it is to come up with fresh, innovative and creative solutions to all of life's problems.

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