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0:26so today i'm going to talk about
0:27creativity
0:29i feel like this is a topic that doesn't
0:30get discussed much outside of certain
0:32artistic communities
0:34however i think it's something important
0:36that plays a role in all of our lives
0:38first of all let's try to define
0:40creativity one of the definitions i
0:42found was the following
0:43the use of the imagination or original
0:46ideas
0:46this is exactly how i'd describe it when
0:49you produce something original
0:50whether it be an idea solution game or
0:53work of art
0:54you're being creative so that would mean
0:56that the opposite of being creative
0:58is doing things or copying things that
1:01other people do
1:02or tell you to do in many situations
1:04this isn't a bad thing
1:05there are a plethora of situations that
1:07don't call for creativity
1:09in these cases the best thing to do is
1:11to follow orders plans or processes that
1:13are already laid out for you
1:15when you're on the job it's probably not
1:17good for you to always try to be
1:18creative
1:19you might actually end up making things
1:21worse that way
1:22however there are many situations in
1:24which creativity is good
1:26and so we should try to foster that in
1:28ourselves and in our children
1:29i mentioned children because in my
1:31opinion creativity is an essential part
1:34of being a child
1:35for example when i was a young kid i
1:37played outside practically every day
1:39with my neighbors
1:40and the games we played involved a lot
1:42of creativity on our part
1:43we had to imagine certain scenarios
1:45think of rules to follow and invent many
1:48aspects of these games as we went along
1:50this called for creative thinking
1:52because we had to make these games
1:53interesting and fun
1:55however nowadays this type of play isn't
1:57quite as popular as it used to be
1:59sure many kids invent games and play
2:01outside but it's becoming increasingly
2:03normal for kids to spend hours in front
2:05of a screen every day
2:07their source of entertainment comes from
2:08what they're shown on this device
2:10and so they don't have to be creative to
2:12have fun some people might not consider
2:14this that big of a problem
2:15but i do i've worked with many kids in
2:17different contexts and i've definitely
2:19seen the importance of creativity in
2:21kids lives
2:22i've taught many kids that don't have
2:24this tendency to be creative
2:25and in my opinion this has had some
2:27negative effects on their lives
2:29in many cases these kids have worse
2:30communication skills
2:32and they seem to have less
2:33self-confidence however on the other
2:35hand i've known some kids who probably
2:37had too much freedom in their creativity
2:39and this also seemed to have some
2:40negative effects for example these kids
2:43sometimes had trouble following rules
2:45in summary i think that we should create
2:47an environment for our kids that fosters
2:49creativity
2:50but i also think that we should rein in
2:51that creativity at times
2:53so how can we train our creativity and
2:55become more creative in general
2:57i think the best way to do this is to do
2:59creative activities
3:01there are plenty of artistic activities
3:02that we can try our hand at
3:04for example you might want to try
3:06drawing or painting
3:07i'm certainly not good at either of
3:09these but i do engage in them from time
3:11to time and i think it really benefits
3:12me
3:13it takes me out of my comfort zone and
3:15forces me to think and move in a way
3:17that's not too familiar to me
3:19another creative activity that you might
3:20want to try is creative writing
3:23not many people engage in this activity
3:25on a regular basis but they should
3:27it makes you think of words and phrases
3:29that you might not normally use
3:30and it forces you to describe things in
3:32a way that you're not used to
3:34needless to say fiction writers are some
3:36of the most creative people out there
3:38i'm sure there are also many other
3:40activities that you could think of that
3:41could help you train your creativity
3:43okay now i'm going to ask you three
3:45questions about today's video
3:47write your answers in a comment down
3:48below number one
3:50what's the opposite of being creative
3:53number two
3:54what's one reason why many kids don't
3:56play creative games nowadays
3:58and number three what's one activity
4:00that you can do to train your creativity
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