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The need for standard ways of doing things is perfectly legitimate. But then it can give rise to an ever increasing number of rules that govern people’s lives. While some of the rules are legitimate, some are totally unfounded and can kill creativity.

Here’s another exercise to help you increase your ability to solve problems creatively.

Creative Exercise 9 -   Getting out of habits

This game is designed to increase your flexibility and your ability to overcome the restrictions of habit. The name of which colour is concealed in each sentence?

• Newspaper editors decided to go on strike. (Red)
• The cab lacked proper brakes to stop at the intersection. (Black)

Now try these:

1. A big, old, hungry dog appeared at our door every morning.
2. The cop persuaded him not to create a disturbance.
3. The Brazilian student Paulo lives around the corner from us.
4. You shouldn't let an upstart like him bother you.
5. He let out a big yell, owing to the injuries he received when he fell.
6. La Jolla venders decided to cut their prices in half.
7. Long rayon fabrics were loaded on the truck.
8. The Austrian physicist Wolfgang Pauli lacked the requisite documents to enter the U.S.
9. You shouldn't sell this fossil very cheaply because it is a rare specimen.
10. The new law hit everybody's pocketbook pretty hard.

In order to identify the hidden colours, you have to disregard the signs that are unconsciously noticed that say "stop" - such as word spacing, periods, and commas. People who are habit-ridden will find this exercise a challenge.

The Answers: 1. Gold 2. Copper 3. Olive 4. Tan 5. Yellow 6. Lavender 7. Gray

8. Lilac 9. Silver 10. White

Is there a habit you'd like to quit? The way creativity coaching works is not to focus on quitting, but to find other options - of which some will be more desirable than the unwanted habit.

One of the most important creative habits you could acquire is the need to actively seek out new creative habits. Whenever you focus on creativity, you are improving it. There is absolutely no way to hinder your creativity by trying to expand it. Consider spending a bit of time everyday searching for ways to expand your creativity and learn new creative habits to acquire.

Creativity coaching can help you with your thinking, so that you can generate more options to solve your problems in ways that suit your situation in the most beneficial way for all concerned.

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