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| Imagination and Creativity |
It looks like first, you imagine and then you create. It is confirmed by a quote from George Bernard Shaw,” Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.”
How do we develop the power of imagination? Here are a few tips:
1. Something for the mind to focus on: Do not allow your mind to wonder about. Direct your mind to a particular point to start working on.
2. Carry a note pad with you: Whenever an idea flashes across your mind, jot it down quickly so that it will not be forgotten.
3. Interest and passion: When you are passionately interested in something, your imagination works better. There is a flow of ideas to excite the imagination.
4. Writing: The daily habit of writing is a source to stimulate the development of imagination. Imagination leads to creative writing.
5. Hobbies: Hobbies such as drawing and painting inevitably employ the faculty of imagination.
6. Memory and imagination: The images that are stored in the memory are used as tools to generate imagination. Be curious about things and allow the brain to absorb new ideas and in turn, the information feeds our imagination.
7. Learn from creative people: Associate with people who are creative. Talk to them and get insights from them.
8. Reading: According to Alex Osborn, author of ‘Applied Imagination’ says,” Reading supplies bread for the imagination to feed on, and bones for it to chew on.” Read widely to stimulate the development of imagination.
Albert Einstein says. ”Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create.”
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