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killing creativity?

3/3/2018

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I have a teacher in school who is supposed to teach me World History, but instead finds a way to push projects that are important to her (and completely unrelated to history) into the curriculum of her students. Her favorite one to talk about is "The Positivity Project" which apparently is a campaign which pushes other people to be kind to each other through character traits that they think all humans should have. While I am all for kindness and generosity, I find this really annoying. I just want to learn about ancient civilizations and all that- this isn't the time to hear about why we need to have better teamwork and build stronger relationships with others! ​​

However, a few days ago my teacher began speaking about creativity, one of the "character traits" valued by this campaign, and why it has declined so rapidly in young children and students. Part of me thought that if people are genuinely creative, they will find a way to do this even if their school isn't especially inspiring. But part of me thought otherwise.
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Studies show that top CEO’s believe that the most important leadership quality in a person is creativity. This makes sense because how are you meant to attract new customers or even employees if you’re not being completely innovative? It’s pretty much impossible- nobody wants to be stuck in a job that isn’t at least slightly interesting. But how are you meant to harness these creative and new ideas if you've grown up in a world where answers are at the click of a button and a world where high scores and numbers are the only standard of excellence? Creativity isn't a lone ability that you're either born with or you're not. It is cultivated over time using experiences and other skills, like curiosity. 

I think about Isaac Newton, and how he didn't have Google to look to when he wondered why an apple fell on his head. He really had to be hands-on and experiment, and it ultimately led to "what goes up must come down" and everything that relates to gravity today. He did all this work just because he wanted to. 

​But kids nowadays (probably even including me) have been raised with the magic of iPhones and technology- making it so simple to do everything while physically and mentally doing very, very little. The point of machines is to make things easy, but is this too easy. Are we losing the intelligence that separates us humans from animals? Or on the contrary, are we becoming better because we're the real brains behind these smart devices?

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I think, like always, people are just naturally being fearful of the unknown. When Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean, people feared he was going to sail right off the end of the Earth, washing up into outer space. We like to know consequences and take calculated risks. But here, there are no numbers to make calculations- just the unknown. Whether things go badly or not in the future, creativity is a necessity. We literally would not be alive without it. I think humans, no matter what generation, work off of needs and necessities, so we will find some ingenious way of solving a problem because we are forced to. No matter what, there will always be thinking happening outside the box and coloring going way outside the lines for our species. We should probably get used to it!

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Happy 6 months of the blog, everybody! 😊
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Nicky Sid
3/3/2018 08:18:47 pm

Happy 6 month Blogversary to you, birdie! Very apt post, I can relate to this, Sometimes I too miss my creative side while working on my day to day desk job. I find my respite by spending sometime taking nature photography or writing a few lines. Sometimes we need to explore our hobbies to get in touch with our dormant creative side, Thanks for your post!

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Another Little Birdie
3/3/2018 08:34:42 pm

Thank you so much!

I totally agree! It’s hard to stay artistic when you’re stuck behind a desk. It’s nice to have a hobby so you can check out once in a while and get in touch with your imaginative side. That’s really what blogging does for me.

Glad you enjoyed the post!

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Sophie link
3/4/2018 03:41:00 am

Congrats on your 6 month mark! This is definitely an interesting post, I'm obsessed with my technology and am constantly on my phone but I do think that we're becoming less intelligent ourselves because we simply feel like we don't need to retain knowledge because its all so easy to attain whenever we need it!- https://sophiehearts.net x

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Another Little Birdie
3/4/2018 08:14:13 am

That’s exactly how I feel! I was trying to get there with the post, but I think I went off on a tangent a little. That’s usually what happens when I start writing haha!!

Thanks for your comment ?

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Lauren link
3/4/2018 06:49:46 am

Happy blogversary! Look forward to reading more of your content x

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Another Little Birdie
3/4/2018 08:15:16 am

Thank you so much, Lauren!

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Annie link
3/5/2018 12:38:12 am

Wow, this was such an intriguing post! You made some really good points! Technology is definitely advancing and sometimes it makes me wonder whether it's for better or for worse. Maybe we are becoming too reliant on our devices. Your post has definitely got me thinking. Happy 6 months!

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Another Little Birdie
3/5/2018 06:37:37 am

I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Annie! I love when my readers are able to relate to posts. That’s why I love to blogging and sharing everything with the world. ?

Thank you, Annie!

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Maira link
3/6/2018 03:48:34 pm

Happy 6 months of blogging! This was such an interesting post to read - I think you might like reading about the psychology behind creativity...I completed a module at university in that and it really challenges "what is creativity?" and how individuals can enhance it.

- Maira
www.lovefrommaira.co.uk

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Another Little Birdie
3/6/2018 03:53:29 pm

That actually sounds super interesting!! I would really enjoy that. The human brain and psychology always fascinate me, there’s so much oh can learn about yourself in that subject!

Thank you for reading, Maira! ?

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Laure link
3/7/2018 03:50:58 am

Loved this article. You’re totally right, we are getting more reliant on technology — and the people who worked tirelessly like Newton didn’t have that option and had to think and work it for themselves. That being said, I’d be lost without google. I hate the feeling when you can’t reminder the name of a song or artist etc haha!
Happy six months x

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Another Little Birdie
3/7/2018 07:54:56 am

I’m so happy you enjoyed it! I totally see where you’re coming from. As amazing as people in history were, the internet was created to make things easier for us, and it definitely makes it easier for me haha ?

Thank you for reading!!

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Alice link
3/10/2018 02:04:25 pm

This is a hard one to think about and a really interesting post. I think as humans we are getting more stupid but also smarter, I know that doesn't make a lot of sense but I mean it in the terms of thinks are being created by us that are completely mind blowing and wouldn't have been imagined years back but I don't think we have the attention span or ability to retain information like we used to!
Alice Xx

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Another Little Birdie
3/10/2018 02:18:16 pm

This is exactly what I was thinking. We’re getting smarter by being able to make these cool products, but we’re (in some ways) getting dumber by using these cool products. There are always two sides and both of these ones are super interesting to ponder over!!

Thanks for reading, Alice!

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