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"Connections and Why They Matter"
Most of what happens in our life will spark a connection. Life connects with what has been found in books. Books connect with what happens in life. Use the connections to help you see more clearly. A love of reading and writing is what motivated the creation of this blog. Thank you for coming to the blog.
Creativity is the ability to think about a problem in a new or different way or the ability to use imagination to generate new ideas. Creativity begins with a foundation of knowledge, learning a discipline, and mastering a way of thinking. You can learn to be creative by experimenting, exploring, questioning assumptions, using imagination, and then processing that information. Learning to be creative is akin to learning a sport. It requires practice to develop the right muscles and a supportive environment to flourish.
“Creativity is a combinatorial force: it’s our ability to tap into our ‘inner’ pool of resources – knowledge, insight, information, inspiration, and all the fragments populating our minds – that we’ve accumulated over the years just by being present and alive and awake to the world and to combine them in extraordinary new ways.” — Maria Popova, Brainpickings.
Some people have a “Creative Eye,” which means that when they see something, they are inspired to either create a version of it or think of how to use it.
