Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention

by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi

Find a way to express what moves you.

Look at problems from as many viewpoints as possible.

Figure out the implications of the problem.

Creative individuals experiment with a number of alternative solutions until they are certain that they have found the one that will work best.

Implement the solution.

Not all thinking involves the solution of problems. Sometimes we are asked to respond to what other people say, or to produce ideas in response to events, without having a particular problem that needs to be formulated and solved.

Produce as many ideas as possible.

Have as many different ideas as possible.

Try to produce unlikely ideas.