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Creativity Takes Courage
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Creativity Takes Courage

Letting go of your fear to find your lost creativity

Creativity is something we all need, and you don’t have to be an artist, creative director, or professional inventor to be a creative person: creativity is within each one of us, we just need to give it the chance to express itself, and this requires courage. In Creativity Takes Courage, the two founders of Flow magazine invite you to take a series of small courageous actions that foster creativity: for example, overcoming the fear of failure, getting out of your comfort zone, and trying new things, indulging in moments of boredom, looking at the world with the eyes of a child, and learning to spend time alone. By following the authors’ advice, we can all learn, step by step, how to fully express our creative potential.

Creativity Takes Courage
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We can all be more creative if we learn to silence our inner critic and to be a bit more courageous

Creativity is something we all need. With a creative mind we can find better solutions to everyday problems, work becomes more interesting, and relationships are easier to maintain. So, it is quite normal to feel slightly jealous of people who seem to be naturally creative. But the truth is that you don't need to be an artist, inventor, or have a creative profession to be a creative person: creativity is everywhere, for everyone, and within everyone: just give it the chance to show itself.

Creativity begins when you find a way to silence your inner critic, and doing so takes courage: the courage to fail, the courage to look at the world through the eyes of a child, the courage to get bored sometimes, and most of all the courage to get out of your comfort zone. It's not the result that counts: it's the moment you create – be it with your hands or with your head – that's important. Living in that moment, being present, happy to find a new solution or to work on something creative is a fantastic feeling and one which is fulfilling in itself.

  

The key ideas of "Creativity Takes Courage"

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We can all be more creative if we learn to silence our inner critic and to be a bit more courageous
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Learn to welcome failure as something natural, inevitable, and as your best teacher
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Forget about perfectionism, step out of your comfort zone, and make the first move towards the thing you have always wanted to do but have been afraid to try
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Make sleep a priority, a critical ingredient for creativity and happiness
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Allow yourself to get bored: boredom is fertile ground for creativity
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Try to view the world the way a child does: “beginner’s mind” is to look without judgement. It makes you more open, perceptive, and creative
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Being alone is important for creativity: take some time to be by yourself, switch off and listen to the silence
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Try meditation to dive into the depths of yourself, let go of any negative thinking and let your creativity flow
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Make time to create while you are alone to nurture your creativity
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Try out the potential of a creative partnership and the balance between connection and independence
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