3). Pick one concept from the assigned reading that has not already been discussed during this discussion week, that you found useful or interesting, and discuss it.
One of the interesting concepts I found in this chapter was emotional barriers to creativity. It is one of the three barriers “we place in the way of our creative abilities.” Often, our emotions play a big role in our creativity. One of the emotion aspects of barrier is fear of making mistake. The authors’ state instead of taking a risk in being wrong, we usually want someone to approve what we come up with. Basically, this limits to the extent what might others say about it. The other key aspect of emotional barriers to creativity is our assumption that says “… the current standard of knowledge and ways of doing things are the best;” therefore puts a ceiling on our creative ideas. In addition, thinking someone or some group of experts are only qualified to come up with the next best idea also prevents us from being creative. To overcome this barrier, the key thing to remember is that creativity requires risk-taking; one must be sufficiently confident to risk criticism and even failure.
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Hi Nathan,
ReplyDeleteI found emotional barriers and interesting subject too. When I read this section and your post I could not help but think of people who use their emotions to fuel their creativity. Many musicians, painters and writers take their emotions and channel them correctly for their benefit. The best example I can give is songwriters. Many musicians such as Taylor Swift, Eminem and Lil Wayne have stated that they write their own songs. If you have heard any of these artists’ songs, you would be able to tell that they were based on their own lives and are often filled with emotions.