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Apr 28, 2025, 10:20 AM
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Guidepost 6: Cultivating Creativity and Letting Go of Comparison
[didn't like text from the blog so swapped in this from HBR: ]archive.ph
Four types of creativity to have fun with:
Integration. Integration may be local—stitching together a few concepts—or sweeping: a grand unifying theory.
Splitting. The opposite kind of creative thinking is splitting, and the history of science is full of examples.
Figure-Ground Reversal. The term “figure-ground reversal” comes from the study of vision and refers to our ability to shift focus from the foreground to the background to produce a radically different picture. Daydream, imagine & plan while quiet and resting.
Distal Thinking. Finally, distal thinking involves imagining things as very different from the present.
Start practicing:
Get in the habit of making things. What’s your favorite way to be creative? What’s a way you used to love being creative, but haven’t practiced in a while? What’s a creative class you’ve always wanted to take? Get creating, and share your gifts with the world!
Bring awareness to when you fall into the trap of comparison. Note this without judgment. Pay attention to the sensations you feel in your body while you’re in comparison. Then, return your focus within to clarify your intentions. What do you value? What do you want to create? What’s important for you right now in your current situation?
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Could always do better. The convos around creating would have these elements as well.
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