E. OVERCOMING THE MYTHS ABOUT CREATIVITY

Very often, the most qualitative ideas appear at the end of the list.

E. Overcoming the myths about creativity.

The beliefs that only special, talented people are creative and that you must be born that way to have creative abilities are just fantasies.

According to a study by the University of Exeter, the idea that geniuses such as Shakespeare, Picasso and Mozart were « gifted » at birth is a myth.

Researchers examined exceptional performance in the arts, mathematics, and sports, to determine whether the widespread belief that to achieve high levels of ability, a person must possess an innate potential called talent.

The study concluded that excellence is determined by the right circumstances, encouragement, training, motivation and above all practice.

Few of the « gifted » showed early signs before parental encouragement.

No one has achieved high levels of success in their field without devoting thousands of hours to serious training.

For example, Mozart trained for 16 years before producing a recognized masterpiece.