10 paradoxical traits of creative people
Motivation A Life / / December 19, 2019
Recently, we have disclosed to you 7 secrets of creative Leonadro da Vinci. According to Michael Gelb, everyone can be creative and not reinventing the wheel, to create something new and interesting.
Today we talk about the nature of creative people. This question is studying psychology professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi). This is one of the most authoritative experts in the field of business psychology, known in the first place, the flow theory. Csikszentmihalyi author of several best-sellers, including the book "Creativity: the life and work of 91 famous personĀ» (Creativity: The Work and Lives of 91 Eminent People, 1996). In it, he describes the 10 paradoxical features inherent in creative individuals that he was able to identify the 30 years of its operation.
Want to know what separates the creator from the layman? Then welcome under the cut.
1. Strong, but not trained
A creative person a lot of physical energy, but, unfortunately, it is a little spent. After all, the work of the creator - is, first of all, the work of his brain. Concentration exclusively on intellectual work leads to the fact that a healthy body looks weak. That is why it is important to maintain a balance of mind and body.
2. Smart but naive
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi admits that creative people are smart, they are distinguished by the flexibility and originality of thinking, the ability to hear different points of view. But almost all naively believe that creativity can be measured by tests of creative and to develop at specialized seminars.
3. Playful, but selfless
Creative people like to relax. As they say, nothing hedonistic not alien to them. But when it comes to the "birth" of a new project, they are able to work like a man possessed. For example, the Italian painter Paolo Uccello, when he developed his famous "theory perspective", the whole night did not sleep and went from corner to corner.
Csikszentmihalyi says that the majority of artists work until late at night and nothing can stop them.
4. Dreamers but realists
This is a mystery of creative people. They are great inventors can come up with anything, but most of them look at life quite realistic. Apparently, the right was William Ward, said that the pessimist complains about the wind, the optimist hopes for change in the weather, and the realist sets sail.
5. Extroverts, but closed
We are used to divide people into extraverts and introverts. It is believed that the former are sociable, easy to converge with people, have charisma, etc. And second, by contrast, live in their inner world, where they release only the "elite".
But, according to observations of Csikszentmihalyi, truly creative people combine both of these features. In public, they - soul of the company, and in a circle of close quiet and laconic.
6. Modest, but proud
Creative people tend to be very modest. They do not expect praise - it is important to create a new process itself. However, they will not let anyone run and not be allowed to humiliate their dignity.
7. Courageous, but feminine
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi argues that creative people often do not match their gender roles. So, the girl-makers are often different tough-minded, and men, in contrast, sensuality and sentimentality.
8. Rebels, but the Conservatives
What is creativity? That's right - the creation of something new. In this connection, creative people often pass for rebels, as their ideas go beyond the usual. But at the same time, many of them difficult to part with their ossified habits, change roles and so on.
9. Passionate but objective
All creative people are passionately in love with his job. It would seem that passion is blind, but the really creative people is always an objective look at what they do.
Csikszentmihalyi emphasizes that a creative person should adequately take criticism as well as its separate "I" in their work.
10. Open, but happy
One of the creative secrets of Leonardo da Vinci was the "sharpness of the senses." Creators are always open to accept new events, even if they cause them pain. At the same time it is internally harmonious happy people, because they are able to take pleasure in the creative process.
As you can see, creative people are really full of contradictions. But Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi says, these paradoxes are helping them to adapt to almost any situation, adjusting everything to achieve their goals.
What kind of paradoxical traits of creative people you know?