When someone says "think outside of the box", do you know where to begin?

Answer 1

Past where logic says to stop.

Answer 2

People rarely say that to me...
they say it about me,
So, to answer your question...
I'm always outside the box,
and I'll let you in on a secret...
There is no beginning and no end,
outside the box,
only possibilities in all directions
and that's a pretty cool place to be.

Answer 3

No. You know where NOT to begin.

Obviously, the challenge is to start anywhere you want... other than "inside this box".

If you think about it, excluding "inside the box" gives you infinitely more potential starting points. If "outside the box" came with instructions as to where to start, then that starting point would just become the new box for you to obey.

You can't be "wrong"... if you start outside the box!

Answer 4

People rarely say this to me--because I'm a fruitbat--but it has been known to happen. On those rare occasions, I begin to think outside the box be ceasing to think about the issue. I set an alarm for a set period of time and proceed to think about or do something completely unrelated to the issue.

Answer 5

In science it starts by asking about the boundary conditions. Which, in a general sense, make up the borders of the box. When you study the boundary conditions you see the things that limit your thinking. Then you ask yourself "What if I don't accept some part of the premise of the boundary conditions?". Most times you find the answers are not fruitful, but occasionally you have a break through.

So what are the boundries of your problem?

Answer 6

Stop thinking logically about the question, and begin to consider the other possibilities that exist. For example, if someone asks you where the remote is, you can state,"Well, molecules are popping in and out of existence all the time, this is a scientific fact, so, depending on where these molecules go when they disappear, maybe it erased itself from this existence, and has reappeared on another plane in another dimension, and at this very moment someone on that plane is saying"Hey, where did this remote come from?"

Answer 7

I begin by looking at what is in the box, what has already been done...then I pull creative thoughts from there which usually results in creating the opposite.

Answer 8

I can only reiterate what others above have said: the key lies in realizing that "the box" is an arbitrary concept, and that creative thinking really depends on dismissing the idea of such artifical boundaries.

Answer 9

no I have no clue. I know iside of the box is the problem itself. But outside of the box could be anywhere. It is so much easier to have direction.

Answer 10

What box?

That's how you do it. Don't even acknowledge the box. Using thought with no comparison. visualizing whats before you as a vehicle you just got in and your looking for buttons and making others.

Answer 11

You begin at point A. (your fear zone)

You start inside the box and go back to your comfort zone. When you feel the need to stay where you're at, it's usually due to fear. This fear will keep you from adventuring outside of yourself, outside of your comfort zone. Fear is what keeps people inside the box.

I like to say, "feel the fear and do it anyway!"

Venturing outside of the box, sometimes means going from point A straight to point Z (your fear zone). Which takes you right out of your box. When you venture outside of your box and get out of your comfort zone, this is when you learn things. Staying in your comfort zone keeps you from learning it leaves you stagnant.

So, begin by going back to your fear. Think about what it is that you are afraid of. Ask yourself why am I afraid of this? What do I have to lose if I do what I am so afraid of doing? Then, you can do one of two things...

1) Stay in your box, your comfort zone and never find out what could've been (nothing ventured, nothing gained).

Or

2) Feel the fear and do it anyway! Take a chance and feel what it is that frightens you so. See what may turn out to be the greatest thing that ever happened to you!

For me, I NEVER regret the things that I do, it's the things that I DON'T DO that I ALWAYS regret.

And, if after taking the chance and going outside of your box, you find that you didn't like doing what you feared so much, you learned something new. And you didn't let your fear stop you from growing and learning.

You may find that your thought of this fear may turn out to be scarier then the actual thing itself!

"Life can be as simple as you'd like to make it or it can be as hard as you'd like to make it for yourself. You always have choice."

What does not kill us makes us stronger. And sometimes you just have to feel the fear and do it anyway. Then after you experience the adventure outside of the box, if you did not like this experience, then say, NEXT"... and move on to the next new adventure. Don't give up, don't ever give up the opportunity to live a great adventure just because you were disappointed by one in the past.

Life is to short, go venture outside of your box, outside of yourself and see what awaits you. Start living!