Do More Creative Thinking
If you have always been told to keep to the rules and not think 'outside the box' then the idea of creative thinking might be rather daunting for you.
Many people are brought up during their schooling to believe that there is only one way to do things, that is the 'correct way'.
In fact there may be many different ways to achieve the same outcome.
Think of this concept as being journeys and the different ways to get to your destination.
Not only are there various modes of transport: you could travel by train, car, bus, plane bicycle or walk.
Having made that decision, which may be obvious and easy or may have two or more viable alternatives, you need then to decide the route you will take to get there.
Your final decision might be based on how long you have for the journey, what the various alternatives might cost and what you can afford to pay, which route you prefer and who you are travelling with.
There might be a 'standard way' which you decide to take or could thing creatively and decide to do something a bit different from the norm.
This is a taste of some creative thinking.
Another example might be deciding what to eat for your evening meal.
You may be someone who knows exactly what they will eat as it depends on the day of the week.
Alternatively you may buy food that is fresh decide the menu according to the available ingredients you buy.
If there are leftovers you might throw them away or think creatively about how to use them in another meal.
So you already do have some times when you think creatively.
However you can be even more creative if you get into a new habit of challenging your decisions and asking yourself 'why not?' when you've decide you couldn't do something.
Another way is to think of a solution and then ask 'What else could I do?' and think about all these extra ideas as real possibilities to be considered.
Get into the mindset of not repeating things over and over because you've always done it like that but take that leap of faith and get yourself and your ideas out of the conventional mode of thinking so that you come up with different ideas to consider, though not necessarily to do, just encouraging you to get into thinking more creatively.
Many people are brought up during their schooling to believe that there is only one way to do things, that is the 'correct way'.
In fact there may be many different ways to achieve the same outcome.
Think of this concept as being journeys and the different ways to get to your destination.
Not only are there various modes of transport: you could travel by train, car, bus, plane bicycle or walk.
Having made that decision, which may be obvious and easy or may have two or more viable alternatives, you need then to decide the route you will take to get there.
Your final decision might be based on how long you have for the journey, what the various alternatives might cost and what you can afford to pay, which route you prefer and who you are travelling with.
There might be a 'standard way' which you decide to take or could thing creatively and decide to do something a bit different from the norm.
This is a taste of some creative thinking.
Another example might be deciding what to eat for your evening meal.
You may be someone who knows exactly what they will eat as it depends on the day of the week.
Alternatively you may buy food that is fresh decide the menu according to the available ingredients you buy.
If there are leftovers you might throw them away or think creatively about how to use them in another meal.
So you already do have some times when you think creatively.
However you can be even more creative if you get into a new habit of challenging your decisions and asking yourself 'why not?' when you've decide you couldn't do something.
Another way is to think of a solution and then ask 'What else could I do?' and think about all these extra ideas as real possibilities to be considered.
Get into the mindset of not repeating things over and over because you've always done it like that but take that leap of faith and get yourself and your ideas out of the conventional mode of thinking so that you come up with different ideas to consider, though not necessarily to do, just encouraging you to get into thinking more creatively.