In the art world, creativity involves aesthetic sensibility, emotional resonance and a gift for expression.
EDWARD DE BONOA characteristic of intuitive solutions and new ideas is that of being obvious once they are discovered.
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Once a new idea springs into existence, it cannot be unthought. There is a sense of immortality in a new idea.
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We may have a perfectly adequate way of doing something, but that does not mean there cannot be a better way. So we set out to find an alternative way. This is the basis of any improvement that is not fault correction or problem solving.
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A characteristic of intuitive solutions and new ideas is that of being obvious once they are discovered.
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Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.
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Humor is probably the most significant characteristics of the human mind. Far more significant than reason. In fact, reason is actually a very cheap commodity.
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Intelligence is something we are born with. Thinking is a skill that must be learned.
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Possibilities play a much bigger role in thinking than most people believe. Without possibilities you cannot make progress.
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A myth is a fixed way of looking at the world which cannot be destroyed because, looked at through the myth, all evidence supports the myth.
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Some people drift along like a cork on a river, feeling that they cannot do anything except drift, moment to moment. This is an attitude of mind. Everyone can be constructive even in tiny ways.
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A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos.
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Everyone has the right to doubt everything as often as he pleases and the duty to do it at least once. No way of looking at things is too sacred to be reconsidered. No way of doing things is beyond improvement.
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A good listener is very nearly as attractive as a good talker. You cannot have a beautiful mind if you do not know how to listen.
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Sometimes the situation is only a problem because it is looked at in a certain subjective, negative, ungrateful way.
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Every valuable creative idea must always be logical in hindsight. If it were not, we would never be able to see its value.
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Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy. There is never any justification for things being complex when they could be simple.
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