1.Curiosity
Creative people want to know all kinds of things. Knowledge does not require a reason. The question, "Why do you want to know that?" seems strange to the creative person, who is likely to respond, "Because I don't know the answer." Knowledge is enjoyable and often useful in strange and unexpected ways. The curious person's questioning attitude toward life is a positive one, not a destructive one reflecting skepticism or negativism. So go ask questions to everyone.
2. Challenge.
Creative people are eager to test their own limits and the limits of problems, willing to work hard, to persevere and not give up easily. They love to identify and challenge the assumptions behind ideas, proposals, problems, beliefs, and statements. Many assumptions, of course, turn out to be quite necessary and solid, but many others have been assumed unnecessarily, and in breaking out of those assumptions often comes a new idea, a new path, a new solution.
3. Constructive discontent.
Constructive discontent is necessary for a creative problem solver, for if you are happy with everything the way it is, you won't want to change anything. Only when you become discontent with something, when you see a problem, will you want to solve the problem and improve the situation. The more problems you find, the more solutions and therefore improvements you can make.
4. A belief that most problems can be solved.
By faith at first and by experience later on, the creative thinker believes that something can always be done to eliminate or help alleviate almost every problem. Problems are solved by a commitment of time and energy, and where this commitment is present, few things are impossible. Those who take on the problem with confidence will be the ones most likely to think through or around the impossibility of the problem.
5. The ability to suspend judgment and criticism.
Many new ideas, because they are new and unfamiliar, seem strange, odd, bizarre, even repulsive. Only later do they become "obviously" great. Other ideas, in their original incarnations, are indeed weird, but they lead to practical, beautiful, elegant things. Thus, it is important for the creative thinker to be able to suspend judgment when new ideas are arriving, to have an optimistic attitude toward ideas in general, and to avoid condemning them with the typical kinds of negative responses like, "That will never work; that's no good; what an idiotic idea; that's impossible," and so forth. By too quickly bringing your judgment into play, these fragile early ideas and their source can be destroyed.
6. Seeing the good in the bad.
Creative thinkers, when faced with poor solutions, don't cast them away. Instead, they ask, "What's good about it?" because there may be something useful even in the worst ideas. And however little that good may be, it might be turned to good effect or made greater.
7. Problems lead to improvements.
The attitude of constructive discontent searches for problems and possible areas of improvement, but many times problems arrive on their own. But such unexpected and perhaps unwanted problems are not necessarily bad, because they often permit solutions that leave the world better than before the problem arose. Or think about exams or papers. When you don't do as well as you want, you think, "Oh no!" But actually, you have a good insight into what you don't know and still need to learn. You are aware of the geography of your knowledge in a much more detailed form than before the errors showed up.
8. A problem can also be a solution.
A fact that one person describes as a problem can sometimes be a solution for someone else. Above we noted that creative thinkers can find good ideas in bad solutions.
9. Problems are interesting and emotionally acceptable.
Many people confront every problem with a shudder and a turn of the head. They don't even want to admit that a problem exists. As a result, often the problem persists and drives them crazy or rises to a crisis and drives them crazy. Creative people see problems as interesting challenges worth tackling. Problems are not fearful beasts to be feared or loathed; they are worthy opponents to be jousted with and unhorsed. Problem solving is fun, educational, rewarding, ego building, helpful to society.
Negative Attitudes That Block Creativity1. Oh no, a problem
The reaction to a problem is often a bigger problem than the problem itself. . Many people try to avoid or deny problems that why they never learned the appropriate emotional, psychological, and practical responses. They do not know that seeking problems aggressively will build confidence, increase happiness, and give you a better sense of control over your life.
2. It can't be done
This attitude is surrendering before the battle by assuming that something cannot be done or a problem cannot be solved and giving up before starting is called self fulfilling. People said "The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer."
3. I can't do it. Or There's nothing I can do.
Some people think, well maybe the problem can be solved by some expert, but not by me because I'm not smart enough, im not an engineer . lets take a look on history. Who knows the Wright brothers were bicycle mechanics before they could invent an airplane and they not an expert aviation engineer. A good mind with a positive attitude and some good problem solving skills will go far in solving any problem. Interest in and commitment to the problem are the keys. Motivation--a willingness to expend the effort--is more important than laboratory apparatus. And remember that you can always do something. Even if you cannot totally eradicate the problem from the face of the earth, you can always do something to make the situation better.
4. But I'm not creative.
Everyone is creative to some extent. Most people are capable of very high levels of creativity; just look at young children when they play and imagine. The problem is that this creativity has been suppressed by education. All you need to do is let it come back to the surface. You will soon discover that you are surprisingly creative.
5. That's childish.
In our effort to appear always mature and sophisticated, we often ridicule the creative, playful attitudes that marked our younger years. But if by acting childish can save your marriage or gets you promoted or keeps your friend from suicide, do you care whether other people describe your route to the solution as "childish. Remember that sometimes people laugh when something is actually funny, but often they laugh when they lack the imagination to understand the situation.
6. What will people think?
There is strong social pressure to conform and to be ordinary and not creative. We usually consider what will people think.
Here are some overheard examples:
Creative Person: "I like to put water in my orange juice so it's less sweet."
Ordinary Person: "You're weird, you know?"
Ordinary Person: "What are you doing?"
Creative Person: "We're painting our mailbox."
Ordinary Person: "You're crazy."
Creative Person: "Why don't we add a little garlic?"
Ordinary Person: "Because the recipe doesn't call for garlic."
Ordinary Person: "Why are you going this way? It's longer."
Creative Person: "Because I like the drive."
Ordinary Person: "Did anyone ever tell you you're strange?"
Solutions are often new ideas, being strange, are usually greeted with laughter, contempt, or both. That's just a fact of life, so make up your mind not to let it bother you. Ridicule should be viewed as a badge of real innovative thinking.
Quotation: "Progress is made only by those who are strong enough to endure being laughed at."
7. I might fail.
Fear of failure is one of the major obstacles to creativity and problem solving. The cure is to change your attitude about failure. Failures along the way should be expected and accepted; they are simply learning tools that help focus the way toward success. We maybe facinf fail for hundred times but we learnt thousand from them.
Proverb: Mistakes aren't fun, but they sure are educational.
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