Try
to be surprised by something every day:
It could be anything that
one sees, hears, or reads about. One should stop near market and try
to see why a car is unusually parked in a particular way. One can
even hear the sound in the neighborhood closely and try to find a
particularly amazing sound. One can even read a book or an article
and get surprised at the descriptions of the events of the article or
the book. One should try to experience a curious event every day, so
that it becomes a habit.
Try
to surprise at least one person everyday:
Generally, one follows
a routine life. To cultivate curiosity, one should try to take a
break from daily routine and try to do something, which surprises
others. One should do at least one unexpected thing everyday. One can
ask a question, which one has never asked. One can express an
opinion, which one has never expressed. One can go to a place, where
one has never visited. One can eat a food, which one never eats. One
can experiment with the dress, hairstyle or even writing style.
Although routine life saves energy, but a creative person has to swim
in this vast wonderland to explore the meaningful pearls.
Write
down each day what has surprised you and how you surprised others:
Creative persons, generally, keep a diary of the interesting events
of the day. This helps them in reflecting on them later, which
becomes a great source of ideas for creation. If such diary were
maintained on regular basis, one would easily see a pattern coming
out of it in a few weeks.
When
something strikes a spark of interest, follow it:
When one sees
an interesting object- a scene, an event, a flower, a good article-
the impression is of very short duration. One always thinks as to why
should one pursue these curious ideas. One may be too busy to pursue
them. One may think that he is not a thinker, a scientist, or a
writer to follow those ideas. It is this mental block, which hinders
the growth of creativity.
Entire world is our business and entire
universe a working place.
One has a right to pursue any idea of
one's interest. If one follows the idea for sometime, one would be
amazed to see the fruit of the result.
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