Mihaly menyatakan ada 10 sikap paradok yang dimiliki oleh orang-orang Kreatif. Tolong analisis dan berikan komentar pribadi Anda terhadap 10 sikap paradok tersebut.
Berikut ini adalah 10 sikap paradok yang dinyatakan oleh Mihaly:
1. Creative people have a great deal of physical energy, but they’re also often quiet and at rest.
2. Creative people tend to be smart yet naive at the same time.
3. Creative people combine playfulness and discipline, or responsibility and irresponsibility.
4. Creative people alternate between imagination and fantasy, and a rooted sense of reality.
5. Creative people trend to be both extroverted and introverted.
6. Creative people are humble and proud at the same time.
7. Creative people, to an extent, escape rigid gender role stereotyping.
8. Creative people are both rebellious and conservative.
9. Most creative people are very passionate about their work, yet they can be extremely objective about it as well.
10. Creative people’s openness and sensitivity often exposes them to suffering and pain, yet also to a great deal of enjoyment.
From Creativity: The Work and Lives of 91 Eminent People, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, published by HarperCollins, 1996.
This is the creativity assignment from my lecture. Now, I’ll try to give my opinion about those theory.
Creativity is a central source of meaning in our lives. Every creative persons are remarkable for their ability to adapt to almost any situation, and to make do with whatever is at hand to reach their goals. Most of the things that are interesting, important, and human are the result of creativity. When we’re creative, we feel we are living more fully than during the rest of life. What makes their personalities different from others is complexity. According to me, those 10 paradox is relative. I mean creativity is not like a math, it cannot be measured. Even talking about creativity can make a person more creative. Creativity allow our brains the room to stretch, to become flexible to take in new views and new ways of thinking is a critical skill. Perhaps the most important quality, the one that is most consistently present in all creative individuals, is the ability to enjoy the process of creation for its own sake. Last but not least, the creative personality can hold paradox without feeling conflicted.
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