Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Symptoms of the Creativity Syndrome

Creative people get more than their fair share of bumps in life, and this blog is dedicated to showing true sympathy to these people and sharing a tip or two for coping with the Creativity Syndrome.

You probably have the Creativity Syndrome (CS) if you experience some of the following--

* You never say "I have an idea" because you know where talk like that will get you: nowhere
* You've never taken a creativity enhancement class or studied how to be more creative
* You can think of at least ten ways to solve a given problem at work, but you're careful not to talk openly about any of them
* You name your kids "John," "William," Mary," or "Sandra"
* You draw, write, compose, invent, or engage in other clandestine activities
* You stay off committees
* You don't run for public office

In spite of trouble involved in being creative, you manage to struggle through life feeling a bit out of synch with everybody else.

And that's okay--until you need a job or are trying to start your own business or discovered after the wedding that your partner in life isn't creative and doesn't understand people who are.

Check this site and follow me as I learn and share more about the uphill road that creative types face and what we can do about it.

jg

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This is great info to know.