I never let my schooling interfere with my education. [Mark Twain] Originality is not necessarily a product of spontaneity, though it may be. A person with an invention may be exceptionally good at ... Read More about Being Original and Unconventional
Scientists then speak of the "scales falling from the eyes" or of the "lightning flash" that "inundates" a previously obscure puzzle enabling its components to be seen in a new way that for the first ... Read More about Being Spontaneous
Sometimes creativity gets a boost, like a car being jump-started, or a breath of air to restore life. Those moments are called inspirational. “Inspiration marks moments of peak functioning that ... Read More about Taking Inspiration
Innovation is the final test of creativity. It is creativity in action, with results. Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse. [Winston ... Read More about Being Resourceful and Innovative – Discovering and Inventing
Imagination is the intellect’s creative force. Before the concrete idea is the imagined and desired state. When that comes into bloom, the inner world thrives, and our productive capacity expands. ... Read More about Imagining
A high level of emotional involvement (enthusiasm) is the great creative force in the domain of emotion. The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never ... Read More about Being Enthusiastic
Creativity is an engine of life, which supplies power to drive forward. Anybody can play weird, that’s easy. What’s hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple complicated is commonplace. ... Read More about Being Creative