I think sometimes it's the logical side of it, it censors the creative thoughts. But sometimes, they work together in a way that's amazing, inspiring, and outlandish.
2006-09-03 13:26:29 · 23 answers · asked by ? 5 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I can't change it, so I'm not sure I have one.
Seriously though, Einstein said, 'The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education' and I think we are taught too much by our families and schooling institutions to be logical, analyzing things too much. I think the logical side of it, although it keeps us fairly sane, inhibits too much of foothold over the creative side of a lot of people, and so not many people are truly original. The things that are really productive to individuals, like art, literature etc are from the creative side of us (the right hemisphere of the brain?) The things that are detrimental to soceity, like Capitalism (it only really is good for a minority of individuals), war, poverty etc are created by the logical side of our brains, The 'Propaganda Model' was not creative thinking it was calculated. I think the two very rarely work together, it's more one or the other, with creativity being of more importance but not having much chance to truly express itself.
So the biggest problem with my mind is my education.
2006-09-04 08:56:32 · answer #1 · answered by true_searcher 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, my creative inhibitors are ok-i'm still fairly wierd. Maybe the motivation side. Not that i'm lazy but when about to grasp adventure the logic switches on and caution speaks. Its right mostly but we need adventure in our lives. An example, lately i've been feeling pretty down about a particular something and i decided "well, i haven't treated myself to a holiday in almost 4 years" so i went on the net and just picked Venice. Last night, i decided i AM GOING to Venice NEXT WEEK! But, then the idea of accomodation and costs and language barrier entered my head. But i killed MR Logic in my head. So-i'm going. No Italian (just a tiny bit), no accomodation, i'll sleep in the first hostel i see or on the streets. And only maybe 200euros to see me the week. Its risky but a BIG adventure. When there's no risk in the peril there's no glory in the triumph they say.
So.....
I'd like to hear an outlandish idea.
2006-09-03 23:39:49 · answer #2 · answered by zephyrescent 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tend to notice things too much. Maybe it's not really too much, but it's far more than others tend to notice. I've heard it called over-sensitivity, but I'm not sure that's apropos because it denotes more of an emotional than mental quality.
I believe that being raised by a manic depressive mother has something to do with my heightened sense of observation. When you're living with someone who has wild and violent mood swings, you look for indicators -- the tense jaw, the tightened lips, the hardened shoulders -- and I was probably in my twenties when I realized that other people do not see these things like I do.
That type of observation probably led to other types, but I'm not sure how the connections were made. But I'm usually quick to spot an inconsistency in a story, and I can usually tell when someone is lying. I will remember the exact words someone used in a seemingly unimportant conversation.
And it has been a problem. I often wish I could just let things roll off my back like others, or not notice what I do, because it truly interferes with all facets of my life. People like to keep certain things hidden -- they feel protective of their true thoughts or feelings -- and I tend to expose them.
2006-09-03 13:48:56 · answer #3 · answered by Cynanon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My biggest problem is that I can't turn it off...
It is three o'clock in the morningm, I should be asleep, why am I thinking all the stuff that is running through nmy head...
The logical and sensible parts of my brain do try to gang up and bully the creative bits at times, but the silly bits just go and invent something stupid to get round the logical brick wall and I am off again!
2006-09-04 00:39:31 · answer #4 · answered by Ichi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think going through any kind of institutional education results in the imagination being squashed. The rest of our lives are spent trying to access it again.
That's why I perform/teach improv; it keeps the creative muscle flexible and active.
2006-09-03 13:33:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has a rich set of operators. All of my thinking is centralized, are valid variables which cannot be accessed from within the inner block. The outer block are static, which declared therein the problem of changes and updating the inner block.
2006-09-05 00:34:31 · answer #6 · answered by p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are trained from birth to keep our upper and lower elements of our consciousnesses seperate. So we restrict any "unnatural" mental abilities, even including a lot of creativity, as well as abilities we were meant to have but have mostly blocked. Both parts are equally important, I believe.
2006-09-03 13:30:46 · answer #7 · answered by Nathan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It Wanders.. and It's Realy to Small to Be Out There In The World All By It's Self.
2006-09-03 13:29:34 · answer #8 · answered by Frank G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tend to imagine things in such detail that it seems real... if that sounds strange - try living it... I am extremely creative and reasonably intelligent, but put me in a room full of people and I feel stupid... I've got the weed paranoia without smoking the weed...
2006-09-04 00:46:39 · answer #9 · answered by iluvafrica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only problem folks have with their minds is no knowing how to use them. They are our power...our true Selfs...the part that needs no limits of form.
Grandpa used to say, "There are two types of people in this world...those with brains, & those with brains that use them." An unfortunate truth.
2006-09-03 13:41:38 · answer #10 · answered by MsET 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋