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Most people are more comfortable with old problems than with new solutions.
Most people are more comfortable with old problems than with new solutions.
Some people see things and ask Why?
I dream things which never were and askWhy not?
Some people see things and ask Why?
I dream things which never were and askWhy not?
We try not to have ideas, preferring accidents. To create, you must empty yourself of every artistic thought.
We try not to have ideas, preferring accidents. To create, you must empty yourself of every artistic thought.
It is not good enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
It is not good enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my read more
First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear in my mind, I should have no incentive or need to write about it. We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.
The good ideas are all hammered out in agony by individuals, not spewed out by groups.
The good ideas are all hammered out in agony by individuals, not spewed out by groups.
Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.
Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.
Top 10 Creative Rules of Thumb: 1. The best way to get great ideas is to get lots of ideas read more
Top 10 Creative Rules of Thumb: 1. The best way to get great ideas is to get lots of ideas and throw the bad ones away. 2. Create ideas that are 15 minutes ahead of their time...not light years ahead. 3. Always look for a second right answer. 4. If at first you don't succeed, take a break. 5. Write down your ideas before you forget them. 6. If everyone says you are wrong, you're one step ahead. If everyone laughs at you, you're two steps ahead. 7. The answer to your problem "pre-exists." You need to ask the right question to reveal the answer. 8. When you ask a dumb question, you get a smart answer. 9. Never solve a problem from its original perspective. 10. Visualize your problem as solved before solving it.
The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.
The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.
