What separates the average person from Edison, Picasso or even Shakespeare isn"t
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capacity. It"s the ability to use that capacity by
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creative impulses and then acting upon them. Most of us seldom achieve our creative
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but the reservoir of ideas hiding within every one of us can be
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The following
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suggest concrete ways of increasing creativity.
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the fleeting. A good idea is like a rabbit. It runs by so fast, sometimes you see only its ears or tail. Creative people are always ready to
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—possibly the only difference between us and them.
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. Everyone experiences this strange state and can take
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of it. Often, the "three bs"—bed, bath and bus—are
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. Anywhere you can he with your thoughts undisturbed, you"ll find ideas
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freely.
Seek
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. Try inviting friends and business associates from different
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of your life to a party.
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people of different ages and social status together may help you think in new ways.
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your world. This principle works elsewhere as well. To
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your creativity, learn something new. If you" re a banker, take up tap dancing; if you"re a nurse, try a course in vitamin therapy. Read a book on a new
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Change your daily newspaper. The new will
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with the old in novel and potentially
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ways. Becoming more creative means paying
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to that endless flow of ideas you produce, and learning to capture and act upon the new that"s within you.