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      • 5.01 Understanding Creativity
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        • CV – Divergent Questioning
        • CV – Artistic Expression
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        • CV – Living in the Future
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        • CV – Creative Writing
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          • GX-Erasing Personal History
        • Diminishing Returns
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        • Self-Pity
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        • Petty Tyrants
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Creativity Free Trial

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You were born with the ability to generate creative ideas using your divergent production system. Indeed, research shows that 98% of kids age 3-5 score in the “creative genius” range on divergent thinking tests. Sadly, this high percentage of creative people then begins a sharp downward trend due to a number of reasons.

First, primary education stresses finding one correct answer – usually in a linear manner - to any problem. In addition, schools, parents, and society seek conformity and individual complacency to minimize disruptions. Primary schooling also emphasizes rote learning, which is inefficient, and degrades your divergent thinking skills by requiring mindless repetition … again, … and again. Together, these factors take a heavy toll on creativity – by age 8-10 only 32% score in the creative genius range!

As you go through puberty and enter high school the pressure to conform grows even more intense. At this stage, performing divergent behaviors can get you ostracized from the group, bullied by peers, and punished by parents and teachers. By this time, adaptation and automation also take a heavy toll by frequently putting you into a non-creative mindset. As a result, by age 13-15 only 10% score in the creative genius range.

College is supposed to be a place to try new things and spread your creative wings, but for many students this is not the case. Once again they again find a curriculum anchored around rehearsal and rote learning with almost no creativity training. Another problem is that divergent thinking is part of your intrinsic self; so having it repressed creates frustration. In part, this is why many students are unmotivated, engage in binge drinking, and take undue risks. And, as graduation approaches and you need to find a job, there are even more pressing reasons to conform and fit in. Indeed, by age 25, only 2% score in the creative genius range.

Thus, it is not surprising that most young adults have trouble when creativity is needed to resolve conflict, eliminate stress, and keep relationships exciting. Fortunately, your divergent resources and creative intent are not gone; they are just dormant from non-use. If you make a serious effort, you will find you can recover your divergent production system and the innovative ideas it generates by going through the Creativity section at strive4growth.

Have you lost creativity in your relationships? To find out answer the questions below.

Loss of Creativity

1) I was more creative when I was young.













 

2) I used creative thinking for most of my assignments in school.













 

3) I usually come up with creative ideas to solve the problems I encounter.













 

4) I try to do something new and different every day.













 

5) I am more creative than most people.













 

6) I am adventurous and like to try new things.













 

7) I work hard at being creative.













 

8) Most of my friends are highly creative.













 

9) I enjoy my routines and do not seek out new stimuli.













 

10) I am often skeptical and critical of new ideas.













 

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Topic menu
    • Self Discovery Overview
      • 1.01 Self-Identity
      • 1.02 Self-Expression
      • 1.03 Self-Esteem
      • 1.04 Self-Importance & Self-Worth
      • 1.05 Personal Bias
      • 1.06 Personal Relationships
      • 1.07 Personal Creativity
      • 1.08 Personal Growth
    • Psychology Overview
      • 2.01 Internal Model
        • GX-Refusing to Fail
      • 2.02 Memory
        • GX – Elaboration Learning Technique
      • 2.03 Beliefs and Values
      • 2.04 Cognitive Consistency
        • GX-Conquering Cognitive Consistency
      • 2.05 Involvement
      • 2.06 Feelings
        • GX-Changing Attitudes
    • Motivation Overview
      • 3.01 Maslow’s Hierarchy
      • 3.02 Preconditions
        • GX-Expressing Your Intrinsic Self Mobile
      • 3.03 Deficiency Needs 1-4
      • 3.04 Deficiency Needs 5-8
      • 3.05 Neurotic Needs
        • GX-Overcoming Grumbling
      • 3.06 Subconscious Needs
        • GX – Coping with Modern Stress
        • GX-Releasing Unconscious Feelings
      • 3.07 Growth Needs
      • 3.08 Life’s Journey
    • Relationships Overview
      • 4.01 Relationships Overview
      • 4.02 Threats to Relationships
      • 4.03 Conflict
      • 4.04 Self-Importance
      • 4.05 Consequences of SI
      • 4.06 Losing Self-Importance
        • GX – Losing Self-Importance
        • GX-Gaining Self-Worth
      • 4.07 Cognitive Consistency
        • GX-Conquering Cognitive Consistency
      • 4.08 Psychological Distance
        • GX-Living in Truth
      • 4.09 Being Love
      • 4.10 Stress
        • GX – Coping with Modern Stress
      • 4.11 Subconscious Tension
        • GX-Releasing Unconscious Tension
      • 4.12 Boredom
      • 4.13 Life Cycles
        • GX-Relationship Assessment
    • Creativity Overview
      • 5.01 Understanding Creativity
      • 5.02 Creative Process Stages
      • 5.03 Creative Vortex
      • 5.04 Creative Intent
      • 5.05 Problem Deconstruction
      • 5.06 Divergent Thinking Strategies Overview
      • 5.07 Divergent Thinking Strategies 1-5
      • 5.08 Divergent Thinking Strategies 6-10
      • 5.09 Divergent Thinking Experiments
        • CV – Divergent Questioning
        • CV – Artistic Expression
        • CV – Fantastical Thinking
        • CV – Living in the Future
        • CV – Exposure to New Stimuli
        • CV – Boundary Crossing
        • CV – Metaphorical Thinking
        • CV – Idea Pyramiding
        • CV – Empathetic Listening
        • CV – Creative Writing
      • 5.10 Evaluation of Solutions
      • 5.11 Solution Trial
    • Growth Overview
      • 6.01 Growth Overview
      • 6.02 Psychology eXperiments
        • GX-Refusing to Fail
        • GX-Elaboration Learning Technique
        • GX-Conquering Cognitive Consistency
        • GX-Changing Attitudes
      • 6.03 Motivation eXperiments
        • GX-Expressing Your Intrinsic Self
        • GX-Overcoming Grumbling
        • GX-Releasing Unconscious Feelings
        • GX – Coping with Modern Stress
      • 6.04 Relationship eXperiments
        • GX – Losing Self-Importance
        • GX-Gaining Self-Worth
        • GX-Living in Truth
        • GX-Relationship Assessment
      • 6.05 Counter Thinking eXperiments
        • Personal History
          • GX-Erasing Personal History
        • Diminishing Returns
          • GX-Being Inaccessible
        • Acting with Believing
          • GX-Acting Without Believing
        • Self-Pity
          • GX-Eliminating Self-Pity
        • Petty Tyrants
          • GX-Overcoming Petty Tyrants
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