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Creative thinking is necessary in many cases. Whether you’re trying to solve a difficult problem, start a business, or write an article, creative thinking is critical. People need to “think outside the box” when it comes to creative thinking. We are such creatures of habit. We don’t like to think differently from others because we don’t want to be seen as strange or different. But it’s those strange and different people who make all the difference in this world.
Here is a list of 10 metal blocks that will stop you from being creative.
1. Trying to find the “correct” answer. One of the worst aspects of formal education is that we have been taught to find the correct answer. In real life there may be more than one correct answer. Many of us form mental blocks searching for the correct answer when more than one is available.
2. Logical thinking. Not only is there more than one correct answer, life can be very illogical. If you are a logical thinker, it is a mental block to your creativity. Think in metaphors and it will help you communicate the illogical things in life.
3. Follow the Rules. Rules are very important at times, but they can also be a destructive force and a mental block to creativity. People don’t like to think outside the box. Many celebrate the rebels of life, but few are brave enough to emulate them.
4. Be Practical. I am a very practical person. I won’t do something if it doesn’t have a practical use. This is good at times, but it can also be a mental block to creativity. Try to approach a problem with “what if” and go out and do crazy things instead of being so hands on.
5. Play is not work. Allowing your mind to play is perhaps the most effective way to stimulate creative thinking. Most people, however, dissociate play from work. You’ve heard the expression “work hard and play hard.” All you have to do as a creative thinker is to realize that they are the same.
6. That’s not my job. We live in a very specialized world, it’s so easy for us to think, “that’s not my job.” When you’re in business for yourself and you’re getting those creative juices flowing, it’s all your job.
7. Being a “serious” person. I am a very serious person. Sometimes it’s a mental block for me. I get too serious and am not able to think. If you have to assume the persona of a goofball to be creative, then do it.
8. Avoid ambiguity. We are all ambiguous to some degree. However, we want to divide the complex situation into black and white boxes. This can lead to disaster. It is an innate characteristic of human psychology to desire certainty, but it is the creative thinker who rejects the false comfort of clarity when it is not really appropriate.
9. To be wrong is bad. Because of the way we are taught in school, we hate to be wrong. Thomas Edison was wrong 1,800 times before getting the light bulb right. The best we can do is learn from our mistakes. But we let making mistakes become a mental block and we don’t learn from the mistakes we make. Ask yourself, what can happen if I’m wrong? Bit. But great things can happen if you dare to be wrong and learn from your mistakes.
10. I am not creative. You are denying that you are human if you deny that you are creative. We are all creative without limits, but only to the extent that we realize it. Stop telling yourself that you are not creative. Is a lie.
If you want to be successful in your life, you must overcome the mental blocks that prevent you from achieving that success. Being a creative thinker is a sure path to success.