10 Blocks To Creativity

Ini ada artikel bagus yang ada di PC saya, entah dari mana nggak ada catatanya. Yang jelas bukan tulisan Nunu gitu loch...

Happy reading!!

BTW saya lagi 'gila'gulik masalah kreativitas nih, soalnya udah "eneg" sama strategy melulu di kantor lama!!


Blocks to creativity exist when you find yourself not having a creative space that you can escape to. Your life feels dull and you do not feel inspired. You experience little joy in what you do. It is more like going through the motions!!

Blocks to creativity also exist if you find yourself falling short of your potential. Your inner knowing tells you that you are capable of much more; yet when you try, it seems hard to have a major breakthrough. It is possible that you are stifling the genius within, when you do not allow adequate self expression.

1. Fear of Criticism. Perhaps one of the biggest blocks to exploring creativity lay in the fears that your ideas will be criticised. You are afraid that you will not receive support. After all, if your ideas are new and have never been explored before, you put yourself at risk of being ridiculed for them. You perceive that the more your ideas deviate from current norms and trends, the greater the chance of receiving a poor response to them. In seeking to protect your fragile ego, you prefer not to voice your ideas. You would rather not even indulge in your creative daydreams to begin with!

2. Fear of Making Mistakes. Then, there is also the fear that you are setting yourself up for more failures by coming up with new ideas. While creativity gives you a chance for innovation, your ideas may turn out to be a success or a complete flop. “Wouldn’t it be safer to stick to conventions or to old and tested ways?” you reasoned. Fear of making mistakes can be a huge obstacle, preventing you from exploring creativity freely.

“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” — Quote by Erich Fromm

3. Too Much Clutter. Too much clutter can block the flow of creativity. Clutter can be both mental or physical clutter. In terms of mental clutter, creative ideas cannot flow freely if you are limited by thoughts of negativity like fear, blame, worry or shame. It will be quite impossible for ideas to come round, if your mind is constantly busy with thoughts; such as making arrangements for your schedule, how to make ends meet or whether or not to join the MLM program that your friend is promoting.
In terms of physical clutter, too much paper and things lying around, as well as too many possessions, can be distracting. They are productive suckers, occupying your mind with little or no space left to explore creativity.
(Sur comments: At here where the Concept Map can help you to structure your cluterred mind.)

4. Low Self Confidence. If you suffer from low confidence, you may believe that you are not capable. Hence, you choose to believe that you are not able to come up with creative ideas. You think that creativity is the domain of only geniuses or those who are smarter than you. Limiting thoughts make great blocks to creativity!

5. Not Enough Time To Relax. A brain that is overworked, with no time set aside for relaxation, will find it hard to produce creative ideas. It is too busy with thoughts on activities and tasks. When you are relaxed, great ideas will flow like gushing water from a tap that is fully turned on.

(to be continued...) biar seru!

ATTENTION PLEASE!

Pagi ini – seperti hari libur biasa – saya dan suami berolah raga di GOR Senayan. Lumayan ramai, ada yang senam, jogging, jalan cepat, jalan lambat, atau sekedar nongkrong-nongkrong nonton yang olah raga sambil jajan (huaaa...bukannya olah raga, malah olah boga!!).

Semua asik dengan kesibukan mereka sendiri. Yang berombongan ya pada asik ngobrol, yang sendirian yang fokus olah raga sambil pake headphone. Begitulah, semua asik sendiri, sampai ada sautu pemandangan yang TAK BIASA....

Di tengah-tengah arena tampak seorang gadis berkerudung sedang berlari kecil sambil menuntun seekor... anjing!!

Saya perhatikan, banyak orang memandang keheranan kepada gadis itu. Kenapa ya...? kemungkinan besar karena satu hal ini: adalah tidak lazim bagi seorang gadis berkerudung memiliki peliharaan seekor anjing!!

So?!! To grab an attention is... to be unusual!

Ingat AIDA…? Nah, itulah rule pertama dalam membuat materi komunikasi! To grab attention. Hal ini terutama sangat, sangat, penting untuk iklan radio. Kenapa? Karena radio hanya mengandalkan SATU indera untuk menyampaikan pesan...!

Be strange, be unique, be different; and you’ll win the first war: attention!!

BANGKIT DARI KEMATIAN

Buseeet dah nih judul serem banget, kayak judul pilem2 misteri jadul. Hahahahahaaa... jadi ketahuan deh jaman hidupku! Hiks..!!!

But it's so true loh?! Saya lama ngga posting karena sejak tgl 12 juni ampe 25 juni 'nginep' di RSPP terkena Demam Berdarah sekeluarga! Believe it or not. Saya dan kedua anak saya yg udah pada ABG tepar diserang nyamuk aedes aegepty. Trombosit saya malah sempat drop sampai 24 0000, lebih rendah dari Prita Mulyasari!! Kakak saya sampai heran kok saya masih sadar.

Setelah diijinkan pulang (dengan trombosit masih 155 0000), saya masih dibekali sekresek penuh obat2 an yang musti saya minum sampai akhir minggu ini (jum'at). Badan masih lemes2 semua.

untuk itu saya minta maaf kepada segenap anggota forum atas absen saya selama 2 minggu lebih, juga bagi mereka yang udah beli buku, bayar fee forum, tapi lama di approve. Maklum, buat lihat layar hape aja saya masih kliyengan.

Alhamdulillah, hari ini saya udah bisa duduk di depan PC dan ngetik panjang2. Leganya..... bener2 seperti bangkit dari kubur dah!!!

Oh ya, bagi yang nge-add di facebooki and komen2, maaf buanget belum bisa balas. Soalnya prioritas saya ngenet adalah:
1. bales email (ini bisa lewat hape, sambil tiduran)
2. nge-cek payment confirmation (idem)
3. jawab forum (harus pake computer niiiiy... solanya kalo pake hape suka bounce back, i donno why)
4. nge-blog

Saya senang pengikut blog ini makin banyak. Wecoooome... every body!
Wish me get well soon yach, so I can write again!!!
Love you all!