creativity

creativity is essential in problem solving for daily lives, i can still remember when my vespa got stuck at ecp bcos the piston jammed and the supressor head which is made of plastic is broken when i yanked it open bcos it was hot. i was then chewing on a gum which my then gf gave me....first of all i needed to release the piston from its jammed position in the block....at first i forcefully stepped on the starter (convergent thinking) simply to force it to move out of its jammed position, failed i look into the compartment and the 2T (a lubrication oil) gave me an idea, tt it would perhaps lubricate the piston and thus removing friction and at the same time cool down the metal so that it shrink back to size (metals expand when hot) and true enough with ease it is released......then came the next problem, the broken supressor head, creativity usually occurs when doing simple tasks like walking bcos it allows the mind to concentrate on a simple task tt doesnt require effort in order to wander off to possible solutions in other words to think out of the box, creatively & complex...i was chewing on my gum then...the first simple solution tt would come to mind is to get it back together is to use superglue or tape (convergent thinking) but then i had none. then, wala.....the gum im chewing could just perform tt function (divergent thinking) and wala, i sputter off the ecp back home on my vespa....though the gum is temporary and i had to restick it again as it melted due to heat 3-4 times along the way home, i finally got home.

Csikszenthmihalyi(1997) said:
1. Creative people usually have a broad range of knowledge about a lot of subjects and ar good at using mental imagery.
2. Creative people aren't afraid to be different-they are more open to new experiences than many people, and they tend to have more vivid dreams and daydreams than others do.
3. Creative people value their independence.
4. Creative people are often unconventional in their work but not otherwise.

ok, so am i creative? u can ask this urself too...just for fun...

1. i do have a broad range of knowledge about alot of subjects.....basically i acquired these thru experience, jobs i had and education. i studied mechanical engineering, thus i have technical knowledge of how stuff works, i was a cook (knowledge of cooking and food types, etc), i was a delivery rider (knowledge of routes and shortcuts, perhaps riding skills too), i was a crew at a fast food chain (knowledge of human relations, service, etc), a relief teacher (how to work with young adults), an assistant project/sales engineer (i was required to come up with presentations, so presentation n communication skills), a supermarket supervisor (how to manage people, inventory and getting sales), i was in a band and performed before live audience next to a local dj (stage skills),....wow...LoL jack of all trades master of none :P

2.hmm doesnt the above explain number 2? and ouh nursing, im more open to new experiences....and dreams...i dream everyday, daydream, vivid daydream....ppl around me can justify tt..

3.i always wanted independence, i mentioned many times i wanna live on my own in my own house...

4. hehe this one, i guess the vespa problem was evident....and my method to achieve sales volume when i was with fairprice was real unconventional tt my boss reprimanded me for ordering 10 cartons of essence of chicken which will add on to cost but i knew tt it will sell cos its on offer price and true nuff, i sold off all 10cartons of it....bt tt old man wasnt thankful...

and i also remembered how i got an A for bio practical....how i studied, complimentary to the text, i downloaded images of body parts, cells, etc into my ipod video.....i glance thru it every now and then, in between periods, while walking to the library, etc......and i also attempting to record useful information of theories into my ipod.....shuldve tot of the latter earlier and perhaps i couldve scored better for maternal nursing. i also suggested a sketch as a form of teaching for my group work which gained approval from my lecturer. and my psychology groupwork was done in a demonstrative manner via bandagings instead of the usual powerpoint presentation......hehehe....fun...school is fun...

ouh man, i love this module...hehehhe cheers...