12 Signs You Are Killing Your Creativity

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12 Signs You Are Killing Your Creativity Thomas Oppong

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You are supposed to explore and make yourself better, smarter and stay remarkable. Some people are killing their creative instincts without knowing it. Your daily actions either enhance your ability to make a positive impact in your immediate environment or kill your creative habits.

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12 Signs You Are Killing Your Creativity Thomas Oppong

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1Surround yourself with people who rigorously worship convention and authority figures.

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2 Stop asking "Why?" and accept the world as it is.

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3Train yourself to think within the confines of rules and only within a defined box.

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4Plug yourself into a system that is: unforgiving of early failure and predefines (non-negotiable) deliverables.

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5You protect the status quo. Do you find yourself saying “That’s not how we do things here”.

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6Spend all your time around people who agree with everything you say.

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7 Convince yourself that everything in your life should be orderly and predictable.

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8When your schedule is predictable. If your days, weeks, and months all look the same, you should be worried.

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9You preach safety first. You are always opting for the safest decision.

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10You relentlessly pursue efficiency. Sorry, but the creative solution is not always the most efficient.

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11You settle for the first “good” idea. You gravitate towards the path of least resistance.

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12Let your own hidden fears and uncertainties consume you as you prepare to let go of your dreams.