Do you believe creativity is inherent?

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I used to think creativity was reserved for those special few who had some "magical," gift to create things in their lives. This idea was so ingrained into my brain, I never created anything. Whenever I thought about creating something, my brains reference system referenced the idea that because I didn't have this magical gift, it was worthless to think about it.

The truth is, that's just brain programming. That is literally an ingrained neurological habit. Once I learned strategies to go in there and change those things, my life changed. I believe creativity is our natural position, and that we just get conditioned to not use it! Once we get rid of the programming that restricts us, we can do what we're built to do, create!
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  • ^^^ agreed.

    To add to your premise - our definition of creativity is often warped. From an early age we think of 'artsy' types as the creative ones (painters, musicians, etc).

    I propose that it took incredible creativity for the first caveman to figure out how to outsmart the rabbit / moose / mastadon. Likewise, it took creativity to learn how to domesticate animals, build structures suitable for living, create new building materials (bricks, etc).

    We don't think of engineer / mechanic / builder types as being creative but I think they are some of the most creative. Imagine all the iterations of the light bulb it took before Edison found one that worked. Watch one of them figure out how to get you out of a jam when your car breaks down miles from a garage or you need an odd part built to repair an old piece of equipment in a manufacturing plant.
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  • Creativity is hereditary and as well as can be improved. The nature vs. nurture with regards to our behavior can apply on "creativity".

    Creativity can be acquired through the genes from our creative parents. We commonly see these people who really excel in creativity without even giving their best effort, just because they have this so called "pure talent of creativity", and it is innate in their genes.

    However there are also people who are not born creative yet possess a great mind and will power to want and desire to be creative. They are the ones who wants to learn more and more about being creative and through nurture and experience they somehow become exceptionally creative.

    Thus, for me we can either be born or self-made creative.
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    • Every living thing praises the Creator of all things. This praise is the same as creativity. There is praise in the genetics of a rose, in the spawning habits of salmon, in the web of a spider, in the zygote that gives rise to earthling men. You recall the declaration: "Let there be light, and light came to be." This is creativity by spirit, the same spirit that animates men, so that creativity originates in the minds and hearts of men first. It is the blessed privilege of the inspired one to reach into his soul and capture the reality of the thing got under inspiration. Maybe it is a song or perhaps a new car design. The one to whom the inspiration is given, he is the one that will do it. Show it to the world, for it already exists in the mind.
  • Besides your looks and physical shape I don’t believe anything else is inherited, I believe it’s all learned and can be improved upon. By saying something is inherited you remove all responsibility from yourself and put the blame on inheritance. It becomes the ultimate GOD of Escape.

    When you give yourself a way out odds are you will take it when you need to escape, if you cast aside this limiting belief then you will succeed because you have no choice.

    When I work out I build muscle fast and people say it’s because I inherited that ability. What they don’t see is that from a very young age I lifted weights and LEARNED that ability.

    Let’s say you start lifting weights and build your arms up to 18 inch arms and it takes you 2 years to do so. Well you have trained the mind, brain, and body that it is possible and also conditioned the muscles.

    If you were to stop lifting at this point you would lose size, but if you decide to start lifting years later the 18 inch arms you had would come back in half the time because of a number of factors.

    1. The muscles are already conditioned for that size
    2. The mind, brain, and body know it’s possible for you to achieve that
    3. You know the techniques that work and exercises to do
    4. You know what to eat and what not to do.

    The only limitations are some physical disability or your own limiting beliefs.

    I do not believe inheritance plays a part beyond the physical form you have, I BELIEVE it is just an escape route that people cline to. A way of saying, “It’s not my fault I was born that way”
  • In some point perhaps creativity is inherent but there some creative individuals that are influenced by the surrounding or to the people that they get along most of the time. Inherent but still you need to cultivate and boost it.
  • Generally I think I am quite a creative person. I've always had an interest in art and been quite 'creative' in the things that I do. So while I believe that a large part of it is genetics, I still believe that, like all things, it is a skill that can be taught.

    Having said that, I don't think that "being creative" is a skill in itself that you try to achieve. I think creativity is a side-effect of engaging in things you are passionate about. Doing things you love and thinking about these things you love will allow such creative ideas come to your head, leading to more interesting thoughts and ideas.

    Making art is different to being creative. Being creative while making art usually makes better art.
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    • I think you have a valid point there and a very interesting one that deserves consideration...
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    Do you believe creativity is inherent?

    I used to think creativity was reserved for those special few who had some "magical," gift to create things in their lives. This idea was so ingrained into my brain, I never created anything. Whenever I thought about creating something, my brains reference system referenced the idea that because I didn't have this magical gift, it was worthless to think about it. The truth is, that's just brain programming. That is literally an ingrained neurological habit. Once I learned strategies to go in there and change those things, my life changed. I believe creativity is our natural position, and that we just get conditioned to not use it! Once we get rid of the programming that restricts us, we can do what we're built to do, create!