There are many misconceptions about creativity. For example the assumption that creativity is a trait you possess. Either you’re a creative person, or you’re not. If we think we’re “just not a creative person”, it feels like fact. That there’s nothing we can do to teach creativity, and thus might not try at all. This results in our creativity remaining buried, suppressed, and untouched.
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