From the course: Creativity: Generate Ideas in Greater Quantity and Quality
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Present vs. aware
From the course: Creativity: Generate Ideas in Greater Quantity and Quality
Present vs. aware
- We've discussed the obstacles that often arise that keep you from being your creative best. Few are more creatively deadly than present versus aware, because this obstacle can affect every aspect of your creative growth. It's the hurdle of routine. A routine is simply a regular course of procedure. Anything you do repeatedly, and in the same order, is a routine. Sports coaches refer to it as muscle memory, a repetition of movement that doesn't require conscious forethought. We have hundreds, maybe thousands of routines in our lives, when you count all of the repetition that we experience that's become second nature. Like getting out of bed, and brushing your teeth. These routines are necessary to keep our heads from exploding. Imagine if you woke up tomorrow morning, and couldn't remember what to do next. You'd have to evaluate every step, discover every need from scratch, investigate every path, through every room,…
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