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Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.
Edward de Bono
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Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.
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Creative thinking - in terms of idea creativity - is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practised and nurtured.
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Argument is meant to reveal the truth, not to create it.
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The need to be right all the time is the biggest bar to new ideas.
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Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic.
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Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.
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An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
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If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd.
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An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore.
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Studies have shown that 90% of error in thinking is due to error in perception. If you can change your perception, you can change your emotion and this can lead to new ideas.
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In the future, instead of striving to be right at a high cost, it will be more appropriate to be flexible and plural at a lower cost. If you cannot accurately predict the future then you must flexibly be prepared to deal with various possible futures.
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One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity.
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Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven.
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If you never change your mind, why have one?
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