http://changethis.com/manifesto/show/51.01.YourHowl
One of the stories that Flaum tells is
a story about a tiger trapped in a cage at a zoo. He is not satisfied
with the life he is leading so he jumps the cage wall to escape. The
only problem is, is that he keeps waking up in a new cage every time
he escapes from the last. Flaum uses it as a metaphor for life. He
asserts that superficial attempts to escape from ourselves will never
leave us satisfied. In order to find our own “howl” we cannot run
away, we must dig deep within ourselves.
“Creativity
is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did
something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do
it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while.
That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and
synthesize new things. “
-Steve
Jobs
I
really like this quote from Steve Jobs because I think it is a good
way to look at creativity. Creativity is not some elusive talent that
only certain people have. It is simply being able to think about
things in a different way. It's being able to question things that
others assume and take for granted. The most crucial thing is to be
able to take your own experiences and incorporate them into something
new and interesting. This quote also makes the valid point that most
of the time the greatest and most creative ideas aren't ones that
have been sought after extensively. They are ones that have been
stumbled upon by those who are paying enough attention to life to
notice. Another big part about being creative is having confidence in
what you are doing. In my opinion believing that you can be
successful is half of the battle.
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