(Innovation|Creativity|Genius)
Innovation happens at interstices as we borrow and extend the ideas of our neighbors.
A positive emotional state is ideal for creative thought, but it is not very well suited for getting things done. Too much, and we call the person scatterbrained, flitting from one topic to another, unable to finish one thought before another comes to mind. A brain in a negative emotional state provides focus: precisely what is needed to maintain attention on a task and finish it. Too much, however, and we get tunnel vision, where people are unable to look beyond their narrow point of view. Both the positive, relaxed state and the anxious, negative, and tense state are valuable and powerful tools for human creativity and action. The extremes of both states, however, can be dangerous.
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
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Personality Scale
What a fascinatingly evocative list. You can just imagine the people at either end. (Image via @BlasMoros.)
From the book “Genius: The Natural History of Creativity” by Hans Eysenck”
Factor | Non-linear loadings |
---|---|
Resourceful | 0.82 |
Insightful | 0.76 |
Individualistic | 0.72 |
Reflective | 0.68 |
Intelligent | 0.67 |
Interests ~ wide | 0.66 |
Humorous | 0.64 |
Clever | 0.62 |
Inventive | 0.58 |
Self-confident | 0.57 |
Original | 0.55 |
Interests — narrow | 0.54 |
Confident | 0.53 |
Egotistical | 0.47 |
Unconventional | 0.49 |
Sexy | 0.45 |
Mannerly | 0.4 |
Capable | 0.38 |
Dissatisfied | 0.33 |
Sincere | 0.31 |
Snobbish | 0.31 |
Conventional | 0.28 |
Informal | 0.28 |
Submissive | 0.28 |
Honest | 0.22 |
Suspicious | 0.14 |
Conservative | 0.13 |
Affected | 0.09 |
Cautious | 0.09 |
Commonplace | 0.06 |