Twelve Things You Were Not Taught in School About Creative Thinking

tokillahumblebee:

  1. You are (by default) creative.
  2. Creative thinking takes work.
  3. You must go through the motions of being creative.
  4. Your brain is not a computer.
  5. There is no one right answer.
  6. Never stop with your first good idea.
  7. Expect the experts to be negative.
  8. Trust your instincts.
  9. There is no such thing as failure.
  10. You do not see things as they are; you see them as you are.
  11. Always approach a problem on its own terms.
  12. Learn to think unconventionally.

(Source: blackmanplusknowledge, via dopegirlfresh)

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    I really like 10. Definitely something I need to keep in mind.
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