seven habits that kills creativity

SEVEN HABITS THAT KILLS CREATIVITY

Have you ever thought why some people are more creative than others?

People are lazy and likely to spend minimum effort on getting things done.

Our brains like to follow known patterns instead of reinventing a process every single time.

This tendency makes us far less creative and therefore — less efficient.

7Here are common habits that kills creativity.

1A creative idea cannot be born in an environment limited by logic and rationality.

LOGICALYou are too

Logic stifles creativity and blinds you to

essential insights from different

kinds of analysis, from consumer

groups of market.

2Finding one solution is only the beginning of a long process.

SOLUTIONYou choose the first

This habit never motivates you to play with

alternative ideas, efficiently

killing any creative bone in

your body.

You believe there’s only one right3Many of us think that most questions generate only one correct answer.

RIGHT ANSWER

There exist many different approaches to

tackling a challenge and

that’s what makes a field interesting.

You lack 4Being a novice isn’t a bad thing — in fact, it happens to everyone starting a career in a new field.

EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

If you are new to a discipline, and you never took

the time to study the basics

properly, you’ll inevitably put a strain on your

creativity.

You’ve got too much5A bloated ego will make you miss out fantastic opportunities for growth and learning.

EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

If you are convinced you

know everything, you are limiting

yourself to experience only one side of the

industry.

You’re overwhelmed by6Stop mulling over tons of data. STOP

DATA

Ask or look for just enough

information and allow yourself

some space for creative thinking.

You just think you are not7Everyone has a potential for creativity, only most decide that it’s not worth to use it in their daily lives.

CREATIVE

Ignorance of the creative process is not lack of creativity — it’s a choice

Limits only exist in our minds.

Cross that border!