Twelve Signs You’re More Creative Than You Think

November 9th, 2024

By Paul A. Philips

Guest Writer for Wake Up World

As a creative person, creativity can be described as the ability to bring something into existence into being. Having said that, nobody really knows exactly what it is:

Creative personal moments can mysteriously appear in certain situations and contexts, but they can also fail when really needed.

From studies, neurologists say that creativity paints a complex picture. The idea that the right brain is where creativity happens with emotions while the left brain is based on rational, analytical, and logical thought is oversimplified. What happens during the creative cognitive processes with respect to neural pathways has not yet been clearly established.

However, psychologically speaking, certain personality traits or characteristics define a creative person. Researcher Scott Barry Kaufman at the Psychology department of New York University says, in so many words, one major feature of the creative person is that they are more complex individuals than the non-creative… because of this he went on to say that imaginative people have ‘messier minds.’

While there is no stereotypical personality type, there are certain tell-tale signs or characteristics that describe a creative person. Here are those tell-tale signs or characteristics. Do they describe you?

1. Creative people daydream

Creative people find themselves daydreaming from time to time. Contrary to what the teacher told you in the classroom with its negative connotations, daydreaming may allow people to be highly effective by creating something useful right out of the blue…

2. Are wide-eyed and observant!

They see things—objects, people, and events… from many angles, taking in all they can with the idea that their observations could one day be turned into something creative.

3. Like to spend time alone

Whether by habit or by nature, many successful creative people have been known to be loners. Spending time alone opens the channels for those creative, inspirational moments. Indeed, this links with the above that creative people daydream.

Daydreaming and solitude go hand in hand. In both circumstances, they allow creative individuals to get in touch with their inner being and express themselves. It comes as no surprise that many famous artists and writers… were considered to be loners.

4. Rise above hardships, using this as a platform for creative output

Psychology recognises the fact that there is a pattern here. Whether at the group or individual level, creative people, having gone through all sorts of heartbreak and pain, have turned these things around into something effective, seeing new possibilities for themselves in a different light.

5. Willingness to experience new things

This has been said to be a significant predictor of creativity and creative output. The openness to experience and what is experienced can be a vast range of things, ranging from the sensational, emotional, intellectual, fantasy, thrill-seeking… all these experiences brought together as inspiration for creative output.

Diversity of experience for the creative person plays a significant part in nurturing creativity.

6. Show much resilience

Psychologist Kaufman, who was already mentioned, described resilience as a prerequisite for creative success. Creative individuals are known to fail repeatedly until they find something that works for them.

The trick here is not to take failure or rejection so seriously but to keep going… to find some workable stability.

7. Don’t avoid the risk

Creative people are not afraid of taking risks related to what they have brought into existence. Innovators may well find themselves having to take risks. Indeed, money, people, and resources could well be at stake.

8. They see things as a chance for self-expression

No matter the circumstances, creative people are always looking for opportunities to express their views, desires, and needs in a unique way…

9. Follow what moves, inspires, and guides

They act on what intrinsically moves, inspires, and guides them rather than getting swayed by external influences like reward and recognition. Just looking at the possibility of what could be intrinsically inspiring is enough to get creativity going.

10. Move away from limitations/confinements

They see a bigger picture, not dwelling on the limitations/confinements that others normally stay with, and are willing to embrace a greater possibility.

Great artists, writers… entrepreneurs… have the ability to vision, see things outside of the box, and are able to ‘connect the dots.’ Creativity doesn’t just mean putting the pieces together. Knowing what order and when each piece comes together is necessary to form the whole, like ‘connecting the dots.’

11. Easily lose track of the time

When in the creative flow, writers, musicians, painters, dancers, and actors… often lose track of time. The creative flow is a state that transcends conscious thinking, shutting off timekeeping or any distractions and external pressures.

12. Stay focussed

A creative person recognises the importance of staying focussed. If you are in the performing arts, staying focused is, of course, essential. It goes further than this. Research has shown that maintaining the creative state through mindfulness increases brain power.

A Danish 2012 study showed that mindfulness meditation could enhance creative output. Other bonuses included better memory, an increase in emotional well-being, and a reduction in stress and anxiety.

Summary

So, do you have any of these tell-tale signs or characteristics?

This is not an exhaustive account, but it is hoped that the reader will be inspired while examining the characteristics of the creative person.

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About the Author:

My blogs, along with the related alternative news website iNewParadigm.com, are about my belief that we can create a world that makes a difference for everyone.

I had graduated in biomedical sciences and worked for a number of years in healthcare. I am now a retiree. My website is slanted on health matters.

However, over the years, I have come to the firm conclusion that practically every subject under the sun needs redefining using more truthful, honest, and integral approaches in theory and practice, hence the website’s name ‘New Paradigm’

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