“I shut my eyes in order to see”
(Paul Gauguin)
It is not enough to simply
speak in terms of numbers when portraying the probable outcome of a new idea. There’s
always more to an outcome than numbers. A
creative person will adopt a metaphor or two to help others best get the
complete picture.
An increase of 100
percent, for example, is like doubling a hundred ringgit. Doubling a hundred
ringgit is like printing a hundred ringgit with banknote printer. Etc. In personal
terms, learning a new word every day and using it in a sentence three or more
times is like earning and advanced degree in English language. Studying a new
language (as English is not my first language) means introducing an entirely
new nation and society to your life. The creative person finds lots of
comparisons and similarities to use in communicating ideas.
Creative people develop comparisons to illustrate
points or ideas
Lord, Give
Us Today Our Daily Idea(s)
*I
recommend you to read Danny Cox and John Hoover’s Seize the Day (Book-mart Press, 1994), “Step Two: Developing
Strengths” page 77-118.
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