What’s life without a tinge of creation? We all as humans – complex structures with a blend of logic and emotions are the epitome of creation. Human body itself is an impeccable art of creation with proper composition and designing of the anatomy; each and every component placed as perfectly as the parts in a jigsaw puzzle. Creativity too as a matter of fact and as neurologists paint it is far more complex than the right-left brain distinction (the theory being that left brain = rational and analytical, right brain = creative and emotional). Moreover, psychologically, creative minds are arduous because they are complex, paradoxical and do not follow a specific pattern or routine. Although they are separated by the multitude of traits, behaviour and social influences, there exists a cosmic connection that binds them together on a level surpassing all the variations. Creativity is a paradox. It aims at an unusual agglomeration of idea generation with a multi-dimensional perception to the same problem. This leads into generation of patterns that on a sub-conscious level define and connect the creative minds across all dimensions. Hence, every highly-creative person has these 8 basic habits which he/she can perfectly relate to.
1. Incessant Thinking
One single thought fragments into thousands of others further branching out into an infinite number of thoughts; the new thoughts being poles apart from the mother thought. For a creative thinker, thinking is not a job or a task, it is something involuntary, more like breathing – an ongoing, uninterrupted and ceaseless process.
2. Persistent Perfection
To us who are friends with perfection know that it is not a destination but an eternal journey in itself. However, the closest we can reach to perfection is through self-satisfaction. No matter the satisfaction of others – clients, managers, employers, friends, followers, etc. it is the self-satisfaction that hits the spot giving our mind an orgasmic pleasure. Working towards amendments until the deadline is something we can vigorously nod our heads to.
3. Setting the Notion in Motion
To those using the right side of their brains are very well-versed with the fact that a phantasm or an idea can take birth anywhere right from a café bustling with people or a library crowded with books to showers or even the toilet seat; the gallery or the study. There is always a Sheldon Spot; there’s always a home to our ideas, where creations come to dwell.
4. Happiness ∝ Satisfaction
For creative minds it is the satisfaction – internal rather than external that yields immense level of happiness. To see our core ideas transform into fully grown plans and projects, taking shapes and structures is the apex level of happiness a creator can possibly derive. Which means, happiness for us is directly proportional to satisfaction.
5. Self-satisfaction is the Primary Moto
Time, space and distance are mere terms and numbers when it comes to working towards anything creative. It is solely our passion for the art that drives us to selflessly attain the contentment until it reaches its paragon. Primarily, it is the art that motivates us to work selflessly. There are other motivations- tangible and intangible but nothing beats the motivation derived out of self-contentment.
6. Creation and its Communication
At times we stumble upon an idea, complex and raw, clump it together with words – broken and crooked and with all might and power try communicating it to our clients, coordinates or subordinates. 8 out of 10 times, the person’s poker face gives away his/her imagination that the idea is facing a huge gap of communication. We, as creative minds are not really good with communication. Creation is a mess, imagination when it is made to convince, is even messier.
7. Connection with Creation
It is rightly said that great minds think alike. More so when it comes to us. It is the creativity smouldering inside that connects us to each other at a deeper level irrespective of the art, domain or the profession. We, the right-brained people with our broken creative language communicate with a finesse that only we, like minds can relate and imagine.
8. All about Appreciation
Self-satisfaction is one thing and appreciation from the clients, employers, managers, etc. another. We don’t expect appreciation but if one does end up appreciating, it is like the icing on the cake. It acts as a booster to move ahead with pronounced, distinct determination. A token of appreciation works as a receipt that acknowledges our creativity and ideas related to it.