- October 11, 2018
- Psychology of thinking
- Natasha Ryseva
Creative people - what are they like? How do they live in a boring world without magic, dragons and miracles? Where do they find magical subjects for their creativity among the gray everyday life and standard apartment buildings? Is it possible to make friends with them, get along on the same territory, fall in love?
Let's look at some features that are, to one degree or another, characteristic of all creative people.
The Child Who Lived
No, we are not talking about a boy who survived a fight with Voldemort in infancy.
In this case, we mean the statement according to which not everyone manages to protect, preserve and carry in their souls through life childlike spontaneity, faith in miracles and the ability to see beauty. Creative people pay attention to what goes unnoticed by others, even though it is in plain sight. They remain children at heart, even when they grow up and mature.
Cinema
Cinematography has recently become an integral part of life. The desire to show people what they read in books led to the development of creative activities in the field of visual art. At the moment, feature films and animation occupy the first place among popular entertainment in the world. For over a hundred years, people have been going to cinemas to experience another world and experience unforgettable moments. Thanks to this type of creative activity, humanity can easily travel back in time or look into the future, as well as learn about the details of important historical events. Cinema can develop human feelings such as intuition, compassion, love, hatred and many others.
Guided by the Heart
The thinking of creative people is unusual. They listen more to the song of the heart than to the calm voice of reason. They are often reproached for their lack of rationalism and practicality, but in fact they know how to solve everyday problems no worse than others. They just find extraordinary methods for this, guided by strange logic. This is not a disadvantage or an advantage: they are simply different. Often their way of thinking helps them find completely unexpected answers to simple questions.
Pragmatists should sometimes listen to romantics with their head in the clouds. An unusual look at a problem can significantly expand the scope of finding ways to resolve it.
A cocktail of pride and modesty
Creative people are unusually contradictory natures. Completely opposite qualities coexist perfectly in them: naivety and distrust, love for people and the desire for loneliness.
It happens that a creative person craves recognition, but does not give the world the slightest chance, putting his creations in a secret chest and not sharing them with anyone. At heart, almost every crafter is ambitious, proud of himself, and confident in his genius. However, this does not prevent him from sometimes considering himself completely mediocrity, and his works - complete nonsense.
Literature
Humanity treats this creative activity with special trepidation. Reading has always been one of the best ways to spend your free time profitably. It develops imagination and makes you experience a variety of emotions. Writers and poets are able to draw people with their talent into an unprecedented world of adventure, love or detective puzzles. The creators of human souls, teachers and pedagogues, instill a love of reading from childhood, because literature can change any person. The love of poetry is instilled with the goal of turning a little person into a sensual and spiritually developed member of society. Many novels, detective stories and other literary works can give the reader the necessary life experience.
Daily routine questions
The muse is a capricious and fickle lady. Her working day is not set, she does not have weekends or vacations, but she does not come by order either. So, if you decide to connect your life with a person who is passionate about any creative activity, get ready for the fact that night is not only a time for sleep. Your significant other may take it into his head at a late hour to settle down in the kitchen with a soldering iron, a burning device, a hoop or a sketchbook. You shouldn’t be surprised by this, much less fight it. Just try to understand and accept.
Creative people, as a rule, hate alarm clocks, schedules and clear plans. The happiest of them are those who managed to turn what they love into a profession and work for themselves at a time that is most convenient for them.
Arts and crafts
An equally important part of creative activity includes a huge variety of components: sewing, embroidery, knitting, weaving, burning, carving, mosaic, stained glass, decoupage, modeling, sculpture, weaving, painting. A person encounters this type of art every moment. Whole life is filled with patterns on finishing materials, dishes, clothes, and household items. Particular attention should be paid to this type of sculpture. Monuments that symbolize important events for the country and the world, as well as significant people in history, have always occupied an important place in the life of society. A few centuries ago, sculpture was the most popular form of art, admired by everyone - from the common people to kings. There are different priorities now, but it still has its weight in the culture.
Who is a hamster and what is hamsterism?
These words appeared in handicraft communities several years ago. Craftsmen and craftswomen jokingly call themselves hamsters or some mystical entity, under the influence of which they lose control over themselves in art supply stores. Like, the inner hamster forced me to buy 20 different blanks instead of the one needed. Well, hamsterism in certain circles is called the desire to buy and accumulate as much as possible.
The life partner of a creative person should prepare for the fact that part of the shared home will turn into a workshop. Most likely, supplies will be replenished with more and more new materials for needlework. Some part of the family budget will systematically flow into the cash register of craft stores.
To be fair, it’s worth noting that everyone who is passionate about creativity cannot be called spenders. Most of them are quite relaxed about all other expenses: clothes, shoes, entertainment. Many people prefer to give up something in order to buy a coveted box of paints, good pliers, a heap of lace ribbons or a pack of clay.
And many successful craftsmen also more than recoup their investments by selling their creations.
Lord of Chaos
If one day you want to surprise your loved one by putting his workshop in perfect order, quickly give up this crazy idea! Under no circumstances try to systematize and refine what seems like a mess to you. It is quite possible that the motley heap is not a heap at all, but perfectly sorted material.
Only the owner of a creative mess can find all the most necessary things in it and understand whether this or that scrap is a valuable artifact, or it’s time to throw it in the trash.
But sloppiness and sloppiness are not qualities of a creative person. It’s just that his ideas about organizing the workspace can be very unique.
Features of a creative personality
Features of a creative personality are:
— neurophysiological structure of the brain, which determines the predominance of internal conditioning over external (signs of the system itself);
— psychological (energetic) loneliness (conditions for the relationship of the system with other systems, society);
— belonging to the dominant idea (correlation with the supersystem).
Creativity is only possible when conditions are systemic in nature. It is worth noting that only external factual events in which a person participates can be analyzed - the depth of immersion, feeling, involvement are deeply subjective qualities and are not amenable to conventional methods of observation and analysis. And still…
Blurring gender boundaries
People who are passionate about what they love often look down on public opinion and popular stereotypes. They often deviate from gender norms of behavior.
Among creative people you can often find both strong girls who skillfully handle files, planes and blowtorches, and sensual, sophisticated guys who are well versed in exquisite scents and vintage buttons.
We are not talking about the masculinity of women and the effeminacy of men. It’s just that what you love leaves its mark on your personality. And in our advanced age, fortunately, every person has a wide choice of hobbies and activities, among which he can choose what he likes. A girl no longer has to limit her interests to playing the harpsichord and weaving lace. She can allow herself to fall in love with drums and glassblowing. And among male crafters there are many representatives of crafts and arts that were previously considered exclusively female. Today, no one is surprised by jewelry, dolls, toys, knitted and felted items created by male craftsmen.
Educational establishments
Great responsibility falls on the shoulders of educators and teachers. It depends on them how much the child will be developed and able to understand the world around him. Most educational institutions have hobby groups, and music classes are included in the school curriculum. In addition, festive events are held where children can fully reveal their talent in plays, skits and musical performances. Chemistry and physics lessons include practical exercises and experiments, and this is also an integral part of creative activity. Russian language and literature develop imagination through presentations and essays on given topics. It has long been proven that absolutely any child has the ability for creative activity, and the task of teachers is to see them and help develop them. Do not forget that activities chosen and imposed by parents can harm and alienate children from art.
Alone with myself
Human creative potential requires realization. When this is impossible, a period of despondency and melancholy sets in. Unrealized ideas lie like a heavy burden on the heart, giving rise to dissatisfaction with oneself and loss of strength.
A person needs time and space to indulge in his favorite craft. Most creative people feel the urge to be alone sometimes. The absence of distractions and intrusive attention are important components of the process.
Sometimes it’s easier to think about an idea alone. Therefore, if your significant other hints at you taking a break from each other, you should not be scared or suspect something is wrong. They don’t want to get rid of you - a creative person just wants to be alone with himself.
Children and art
Children's creative activities help to reveal all aspects of a child's personality. You shouldn’t have high hopes for your baby and expect masterpieces from him - for an adult, these creations may not have any value. But it is by the works of children that one can easily determine their state of mind and help with the choice of a profession in later life. You should not set any tasks for your child in the process of creative activity. Only fantasy and imagination should accompany them on the path to art. For children, the end result is not important - they are interested in the process itself. As in any other aspect of life, you need to praise your child for any achievements and results. This inspires and gives strength for new achievements.
Creativity and Physiology
Surprisingly, creative people differ from others even at the physiological level. Scientists have long noticed that singers and musicians distinguish a wider range of sounds and can hear very quiet rustles that someone else would not catch.
And those who are engaged in drawing have an excellent eye (by the way, this moment was reflected in the film “The Ninth Company”: the recruit Mona Lisa, who had never held a weapon in his hands, delighted the ensign with his accuracy at the very first shooting lesson, explaining the phenomenon precisely by his love for drawing).
Both phenomena are based on constant training and exercise. The musician constantly listens to the music he plays and the accompaniment of others, the artist peers at the features and proportions of the object in order to transfer its image to the canvas as accurately as possible.
Creativity and its influence on humans
Let's figure out whether creativity is really so important for a person, and what its impact is on our emotional and physical components. In order to exist successfully and harmoniously in this world, a person must create something, create, in this way - by investing part of our energy in it, we get a much greater return in return. Creativity helps to cope with various problems; scientists have found that after 45 minutes of creative activity, the level of cortisol, a hormone whose high levels increase feelings of anxiety and stress, significantly decreases. With systematic exercise, the psycho-emotional background stabilizes, attentiveness and concentration increase, and many psychological pressures and blocks go away. When a person creates, he relaxes and his mood improves, provided that he really enjoys this activity.
Therefore, it is very important to choose an activity that is suitable for yourself. If you are not one of those lucky people who, almost from the very cradle, show their talent in a certain area and know what they want to do, then you need to try. You shouldn’t give up right away and think that this is not for you or that you are mediocre, this is not so, you just need to find what you like and create in a way that will be more convenient for you to express yourself. The process of finding something to do can be very fun and broaden your horizons. Remember - there are no failures, there is the acquisition of invaluable experience! Try yourself in both music and art, try inventing something new, sewing clothes, dancing or writing poetry. Sooner or later you will find “the one” or, as often happens, it will find you on its own and never leave you!
Use parts of your brain that are at rest in normal life and come to life as soon as you pick up a musical instrument or brush. You can take guitar lessons and learn to perform the songs of your favorite band or be an accompaniment to your friends' or your own songs, the sounds of the guitar are always something soulful, bringing back memories and bringing a smile to your face. You can also try yourself as a drummer; this activity is suitable for brave, energetic, creative individuals who have a sense of rhythm and are ready to rock everywhere. Just pick up the sticks and touch the drums with them, and it will captivate you so much that it will be difficult to stop. If you like electronic music or love to mix, then try yourself as a DJ, what if this is your thing? Vocals are also an excellent way of self-expression; if you are not doing very well yet, then don’t despair, you just need an experienced teacher and a few lessons where you will get acquainted with various techniques and develop your voice! And then at least to the recording studio! Where you can record your own performance of your favorite song.
There are also many other master classes where you can feel like a real artist and draw a beautiful picture in just one lesson, you won’t believe it, but now master classes are even held in restaurants, where a person relaxes even more with pleasant music and delicious snacks! For lovers of a relaxing pastime, Chinese painting Wu Xing is suitable, which will help you reveal a new side of yourself and understand that you can really draw! You can try to work with clay and create some kind of mug or plate on a potter's wheel; this process is also very exciting! In the forge you can work with metal and forge a horseshoe or knife as a souvenir. For those who love beautiful and original outfits, sewing courses are suitable, after which you will be able to create truly exclusive things! And let's not forget about dancing, which harmonizes the body and spirit and makes you more relaxed and slender.
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Creativity heals, helps you develop and look at the world and yourself from a different angle. Thanks to him, so many beautiful things are created in the world. But it all starts small - with a vague image, an idea that arises somewhere in the depths of a person, and the desire to translate it into reality. Imagination, will and perseverance are capable of much, be inspired by the world, life, people, and most importantly love and create your masterpieces!
The dark side of creative people
According to sociologists, there are some characteristics that are characteristic of many people whose lives are connected with art or craft.
Creative people have well-developed figurative-spatial thinking and imagination. It is easy for them to get used to different roles; they love to try on all sorts of images. This all sounds beautiful, but try to look at the essence to understand: creative people know how and love to lie.
Not all of them are pathological liars, but if you have to hide the truth, believe me, a person with creative thinking will do a great job. But you shouldn’t deceive them: having excellent intuition, they subtly sense any insincerity.
According to family psychologists, such people are more likely than others to commit adultery. Many of them do not consider adultery as a grave sin; for them, it is rather a way to assert themselves, play another role, be convinced of their magnificence and expand the circle of those who are ready to applaud them.
Of course, you can’t cut everyone with the same brush. We are talking only about statistics, and not about the fact that every individual passionate about creativity is capable of treason. If such a person receives enough support from his partner, if they believe in his strengths and abilities, he is unlikely to go looking for adventure on the side.
Creative activity - what is it?
The form of human activity aimed at creating a qualitatively new product is called creativity. The result of the creative process is an original solution or the “birth” of a new product, through the establishment of non-standard connections and relationships, passed through the inner world of the creator and reflected there.
Necessary conditions for creativity are:
- flexibility of thinking - the ability to offer a variety of ways to solve a problem;
- criticality – the ability to sensibly assess one’s own capabilities and work results;
- integrity of perception and forecasting of results.
Every person has the makings of creative abilities. You just need to be able to see and develop them. They can range from bright and outstanding global talents to less noticeable successes. But the essence of creativity is the same for everyone. Only the means of expression, the level of achievement and its social significance differ.
Living together with a creative person
So, can a pragmatic techie and a passionate creator get along? Despite the apparent difficulties, such unions may well be harmonious. The main thing is the mutual ability to compromise.
Yes, creative people are emotional, impulsive, and sometimes detached from problems. But they have no equal in solving such everyday issues as, for example, home improvement and vacation planning. When they see understanding and support from their other half, when no one interferes with the realization of their abilities, they respond with immeasurable gratitude.
