How many times do you think that you could have solved your problems differently and offcourse easily. Many a times you try to think out of box but end up trapped in the box. The answer is Creativity. One can describe it in 1000 ways yet how many ways describe it efficiently is the real creativity.
Once a Naval warship was moving in Pasific Ocean. Suddenly someone saw an sea mine approacing the ship. The captain was not in a position to turn the ship away and they couldn't do anything with the ship as it would harm the ship. They had a brain storm session and a deck boy came up with a very practical solution. He said "what if we use a water hose to push it to the other direction". The captain approved it and took a sigh of relief as the mine floated away from the way of ship.
So, creative ideas are simple solutions to relatively serious problems. You can increase your creativity with a little bit of effort and determination.
Increase Creativity
Encourage creativity and you'll increase creativity. This is true of most things you want to see more of in your life. Encouragement can work wonders. How do you encourage creativity, though?
First, by paying attention to it. Your subconscious mind tends to give you more of what you pay attention to. If you ignore the creative aspects of your life, you are telling your subconscious that they are unimportant. If you consciously note when you are creative, and you look for opportunities to be creative, your subconscious mind will start feeding you more creative ideas. Look for it and you'll find more of it.
Another way to encourage and increase creativity, is to write your ideas down. Keep an "idea journal." If you do this regularly, you'll notice that you often start having more ideas the moment you start to write. A so-so idea may normally be forgotten, but by writing it down, you may remember it, your subconscious works on it, and it can transform into something very creative.
You can also encourage greater creativity in yourself by putting creative ideas into practice. If you paint or write, for example, try anything new. Even just driving a different route to work to see if it is quicker can help. The point is to get you mind working outside of its regular patterns.
Creativity Training
If you want to dramatically increase creativity, develop creative habits of mind. Watch a good comedian and you'll see that she has trained her mind to look for the "different angle" on everyday things. You can train your mind to do the same.
Get a pen & paper when you watch movie next weekend. Jot down the loopholes in the movie and look for ways to improve a sceen. There are a hundred personality and self improvement tests available for free on net. Pursue a long lost hobby.
Go ahead and try crossword puzzle or Sudoku.
Good Luck.
