As D&D roots itself heavily in creativity and imagination, I thought this would be the perfect place to post a great link I found, “Do You Recognize These 10 Mental Blocks to Creative Thinking?” It sums up the top offenders of squashed ideas and those rogue projects that never met completion. I know for a fact that I’ve been guilty of most, if not all of these at some point in my life, and I like to consider myself a creative guy.
A simple “there is no box” theme resounds in the article, and the focal point is that a great deal of what holds us all back is psychological. Cliche, I know, but I’ve been subscribing to that notion for some time now. In fact, I believe a lot of us use that very fact as a reason to justify our failure to create (again, myself included). The list may leave out key points that are necessary in running a successful business (the absence of practicality being one shining example), but if you read the article without the commercial bias that we’ve been accustomed to, there’s good reading to be had.
“Do You Recognize These 10 Mental Blocks to Creative Thinking?”
- Trying To Find The “Right” Answer
- Logical Thinking
- Following Rules
- Being Practical
- Play Is Not Work
- That’s Not My Job
- Being A “Serious” Person
- Avoiding Ambiguity
- Being Wrong Is Bad
- I’m Not Creative
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