Any drug that can enhance the following, but not cause negative side effects may be worth our while....
Characteristics of Creative Persons *
General Traits
Originality
Verbal fluency
Relatively high intelligence
A good imagination
Thinking Abilities
Uses metaphors in thinking
Flexible decision maker
Uses broad categories
Makes independent judgments
Uses mental images
Can cope with novelty
Thinks logically
Can break mental sets
Thinking Style
Challenges assumptions, asks, “Why?”
Looks for novelty and gaps in knowledge
Draws new ideas out of existing knowledge
Prefers nonverbal communication
Enjoys visualizing
Finds beauty in “good” problems and elegant solutions
Takes advantage of chance
Personality Characteristics
Willing to take intellectual risks
Persistence in problem solving
Curiosity and inquisitiveness
Absorption in tasks of interest
Disciplined and committed to work
High interest in work
Uncomfortable with rules and limits imposed by others
Seeks competence and challenges
Tolerates ambiguity
Broad range of interest
Playful with ideas
Values creativity and originality
Intuitive
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Creative Thinking Pattern?
1.
Orientation. A creative thinker defines the problem he wishes to solve, identifying all dimensions deemed important to
that creative individual.
2.
Preparation. A creative thinker seeks as much info on a topic(s) as possible and ’immerses’ the self in the info as well as in the gathering process.
3.
Incubation. Many creative thinkers encounter a period of “futility” while attempting to solve a ‘major’ problem, though on a subconscious level their mind is still very much on the job.
4.
Illumination. The creative thinker often experiences a “rapid insight” or “series of insights” once the incubation stage has ended. (“Eureka!” moments)
5.
Verification. If critical evaluation of the solution determines that the solution doesn’t “fly” after all, the creative thinker tends to revert to ‘incubation.’
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One‘s capacity for “divergent thinking” is directly related to one’s capacity for creative thinking. Fluency, flexibility, and originality are some of the abilities rated in determining a person’s ‘level’ of divergent thinking.
Fluency ...in total, how often do you come up with suggestions?
Flexibility ...how often or freely do you shift between thoughts of “possibility?” (possible cause, possible usage, etc...)
Originality ...just how different ARE your ideas, after all??
(Unusual = original.)
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kmguru wrote:
“They forgot where the daily bread will come from, spousal nagging or other daily problems. Though most of them were known to do drugs, my specific requirement was for them not to do the drugs while we were on a project.”
A stressed mind and body
can be creative, but can they be
as creative as when distracting thoughts are not competing for the front or rear stages in one’s mind, or when the body is more free from the drain or strain from ’coping’ with various burdens--chemically-induced or otherwise?
“I think, therefore I am” is the key, imo. How we think and how we approach thinking. What are our thoughts focused upon--and why? All kinds of exploration or even modification to be done with this. YET, I don’t rule out the discovery of drugs (free of side-effects) that will enhance particular psychological abilities or tendencies. So far though, haven’t heard of anything I’d be tempted to try. (And I
would be tempted because being creative is fun!
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Just more stuff to throw into the pot.
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Counterbalance
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characteristics list:
Introduction to Psychology; Gateways to Mind and Behavior Dennis Coon.
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Adapted from Tardif and Sternberg (1988)
