Most Burning Issues Generate Far More Heat

New Ideas Are Not Born In A Conforming Environment.

Open Your Mind Up To Things That Have No Connection With The Problem You're Trying To Solve: Subscribe To An Unusual Magazine; Spend A Morning At An Elementary School; Go To Work Two Hours Early; Test Drive An Exotic Car; Attend A City Council Meeting; ...try An Indonesian Recipe.

If You Fall In Love With An Idea, You Won't See The Merits Of Alternative Approaches-and Will Probably Miss An Opportunity Or Two. One Of Life's Great Pleasures Is Letting Go Of A Previously Cherished Idea. Then You're Free To Look For New Ones. What Part Of Your Idea Are You In Love With? What Would Happen If You Kissed It Goodbye?

There Is A Close Relationship Between The "ha-ha" Of Humor And The "aha!" Of Discovery.

The Hallmark Of Creative People Is Their Mental Flexibility... Sometimes They Are Open And Probing, At Others They're Playful And Off-the-wall. At Still Other Times, They're Critical And Faultfinding. And Finally They're Doggedly Persistent In Striving To Reach Their Goals.