A creative person’s brain is like a room with large windows, in this infinite space, intelligence is fun and intuition delights. The impossible becomes possible and the ordinary becomes poetry. Nothing is absurd to this spirit, which knows very well that behind the ordinary is the extraordinary.
Today, there are still those who think that in science there is no place for imagination, who thinks this way probably has never read any of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. We are rarely taught in such a clear and fun way as between observation and deduction, there is a fascinating process called creativity, it is the most festive, risky and vital part of all our mental processes.
- What’s in the brains of the creative person who isn’t in other people’s brains?If one thinks of the personality of Sherlock Holmes himself.
- Or if one sees Salvador Dali.
- Nikola Tesla.
- Van Gogh.
- Mozart or Leonardo Da Vinci himself.
- One can already observe certain characteristics where brilliity is sometimes mixed with quite complex personal dimensions.
At this point, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi himself, after more than 30 years of research on this subject, has seen it all clearly, the creative person is not just an individual. Too much of me? In the same space, it is a complex entity, dynamic, sometimes dark, but always vibrant and receptive to its environment.
However, there is one aspect that we must also clarify: creativity can form and, while this may seem like a gift to many of us, this ability is like a powerful muscle that we can exercise every day.
In 1960, one of the most fascinating surveys in history was conducted: Frank X Barron, a pioneer in the study of the psychology of creativity, invited several personalities of his time to spend a few days in a student republic at the University of California, Berkeley.
This invited group included writers such as Truman Capote and Frank O’Connor, as well as renowned architects, scientists, and mathematicians. The goal was as simple as it was exciting: to discover what set them apart from others and how the machinery in their brains worked.
The conclusions that have been drawn are not far from what we continue to hold today, they are as follows.
Far from what many may think, the IQ is not linked to high creativity, and there is currently no evidence to identify a creative person, we are facing a dimension so vast, limitless and multidimensional that it is impossible to classify it. standardized conventional tests.
One curious thing Dr. Barron and his colleague Donald MacKinnon have observed is that creativity has often scored a little higher in the psychopathology rate, up to 15% above average. This so-called dark side? I had a very interesting explanation.
The creative person is connected to his inner world and is therefore extremely receptive to what surrounds him, in this perfect harmony he is magical: knowing his darkness, but always feeding on the surrounding light.
In fact, highly creative people exist in small amounts, which may seem disappointing, but if this is the case, it is for a very specific reason:
The creative person juggles his mind. He finds balance in chaos, disorder is a challenge and the complex, in his mind, becomes simple.
Commanders live in their minds, draw new directions based on past experiences, make simulations like the best architects. They think like true yogis to get away from the ordinary, thus doing the extraordinary.
They begin by observing, using logic, linear information, sequences, analysis, and language. Later, from the left hemisphere, they move from right to right: missing and empty data. Expand perspectives through imagination.
This is how we create, induce and transform our world to make better, more skilful and more creative decisions. It is a wonderful and full of possibilities that is worth exploring every day.
Dare to think differently.