The document discusses 7 common habits that kill creativity: 1) Being too logical and rational, which stifles creativity, 2) Choosing the first solution rather than exploring alternatives, 3) Believing there is only one right answer rather than multiple approaches, 4) Lacking expert knowledge in a field rather than taking time to learn basics, 5) Having too much expert knowledge and limiting new experiences, 6) Being overwhelmed by data rather than focusing on enough information for creative thinking, and 7) Thinking one is not creative when creativity is a choice everyone can make in their daily lives. The author promotes a balanced lifestyle and self-improvement to support creativity.

1. Habits that
KILL CREATIVITY
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2. Have you ever thought about why
some people are more creative
than others?

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

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

5. This tendency makes us far
less creative and therefore –
less efficient.

6. Here are seven common
habits that kill creativity.

7. 1
A creative idea cannot be born
in an environment limited by
logic and rationality.
You’re Too Logical

8. Logic stifles
creativity and
blinds you to
essential insights
from different
kinds of analyses,
from consumer
groups to market.

9. 2
Finding one solution is only
the beginning of a long
process.
You choose the
first solution

10. This habit never
motivates you to
play with
alternative ideas,
efficiently killing
any creative bone
in your body.

11. 3
Many of us think that most
questions generate only one
correct answer.
You believe that
there’s only one
right answer

12. There exist many
different
approaches to
tackling a
challenge and
that’s what makes
a field interesting.

13. 4
Being a novice isn’t a bad thing –
in fact, it happens to everyone
starting a career in a new field.
You lack expert
knowledge

14. If you’re new to a
discipline, and you
never took the
time to study the
basics properly,
you’ll inevitably
put a strain on
your creativity.

15. 5
A bloated ego will make you miss
out on fantastic opportunities for
growth and learning.
You’ve got too much
expert knowledge

16. If you’re convinced
that you know
everything, you’re
limiting yourself to
experience only one
side of the industry.

17. 6
Stop mulling over LOTS of data.
STOP.
You’re overwhelmed
by data

18. Ask or look for just enough
information and allow yourself
some space for creative thinking.

19. 7
Everyone has a potential for
creativity, only most decide that
it’s not worth to use it in their
daily lives.
You just think you’re
not creative

20. Ignorance of the
creative process is
not lack of creativity
– it’s a choice.

21. About the Author
Simone Smith is an
educator and a blogger.
She promotes a healthy
work-life balance and a
constant drive towards
self-improvement as the
keys to a successful life.
.

22. Is your LAZINESS
getting in the way of
your CREATIVITY?

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