Science has Debunked these 9 Beliefs about Creativity — PILGRIM SOUL CREATIVE

Science has Debunked these 9 Beliefs about Creativity

Creativity and the creative process are difficult to describe. Like porn, you know it when you see it. Creative thinkers are everywhere and, in every profession, but people struggle to comprehend what creativity truly means or when it happens. Does having a detailed imagination make you naturally creative? Must you be an insufferable introvert to be creative? Are all creative thinkers born that way?

Over time, false assumptions arose to help answer the variable questions about creativity. As with any idea, notion, or myth created to fill a gap in understanding, they can be widespread and commonly accepted, but they may not be entirely accurate. Some of these beliefs about creativity may be based on a personal anecdote, others based on pseudoscience. Whatever the source, false ideas about what it takes to be creative are the most significant roadblocks that keep us from creative thinking and idea production.

Creativity can be difficult to measure even within scientific settings because it does not always happen within a set of defined circumstances measured against a control group. Creativity is as fluid as life itself and a product of each individual’s unique experiences and…