Myths of Creativity
A book published a while back will be interesting to students of intelligence. It’s The Myths of Creativity by David Burkus. The book tells you a lot about creativity by revealing traditional beliefs about the creative process that are pretty much mistaken beliefs. There is the Eureka Myth, for example—the belief that original ideas come to the thinker by way of instant full insight. Or the Originality Myth—the notion that original ideas are wholly original and not derivative.
I particularly like it that the author discusses the Constraints Myth. It’s the belief that restrictions make it harder to be creative. In my own writing on the topic, I stress that constraints present challenges that very much stimulate creativity. David Burkus covers ten myths in all.
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