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“If you lose the
power to laugh, you lose the power to think” (Clarence Darrow)
Jack Foster in his book How to Get Ideas writes that having fun is one of the best ways to get
our minds into idea-condition. He tells that usually in creative
departments of advertising agencies a writer and an art director work together
as a team on a project. In some departments and occasionally in the ones that
Jack is headed, three or four teams work on the same project. “When that happened in my departments,” write Jack, “I always knew which
team would come up with the best ideas, the best ads, the best television commercials,
the best billboards. It was the team that was having the most fun.” He observes
that the ones who were having fun – smiling and laughing – generally always did
find great ideas. He continues, “Were they enjoying
themselves because they were coming up with ideas? Or were they coming up with
ideas because they were enjoying themselves?” What do you think? “The latter. No question about it,” he answered.
How many times have you
walked secretly observing your office or classroom and noticed that people are
laughing and having fun? Probably not many. My girlfriend said that her class
was never boring because she always make sure that her students are having fun
while studying. No wonder her students like her very much. She is creative. And
creative people are not boring (most
of them). My work also deal with students. I know that if I want my students to
be more creative, I should give them more time to play and think. If you are negative, you can´t be creative.
Your thoughts affect your attitude, which in turn affects your behaviour. Negative
behaviour almost always will block your creative juices because in turn, it
will affect your attitude. And your attitude will affects other’s attitudes
too.
Albert Einstein know the
important of having fun when he said that “Creativity is
intelligence having fun.” I once read that children laugh more than
300 times a day, whereas adults laugh less than 20 times a day. It tells me
that somehow people become too serious and lose the ability to laugh while
growing up. “Serious people have few
ideas,” said Paul Valery, “people with ideas
are never serious.” If you’re too serious, try to regain the lost
joy of childhood by becoming more playful and humorous. You must be serious
about not taking yourself so seriously. Laugh
out loud. Smile a little bit more. Jokes around. Learn to be humorous. It will
boost your immune system, reduces stress, give you a natural feel-good high,
and nourish your brain and helps keep it alert and active but most important of
all – you’ll become more creative.
Of course there are such people
who are creative but don’t know how to have fun. These people are either rare
or if they exist at all, aren’t worth to be your role model. You, have fun. You,
please smile. You, laugh out loud! You,
be creative. Michael Schrage says, "Serious play is not
an oxymoron; it is the essence of innovation."
Yes, laugh out loud!
God, Give Us
Today Our Daily Idea(s)
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