{"id":40427,"date":"2017-11-16T18:45:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T23:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=40427"},"modified":"2017-11-16T18:45:48","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T23:45:48","slug":"develop-your-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/develop-your-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways to Develop Your Creativity: Try Sewing!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Contrary to popular belief, creativity is not possessed exclusively by those who were born with it.\u00a0 Like any other skill<\/a>, such as\u00a0communication<\/a> or leadership<\/a>, creativity can actually be learned, developed and enhanced.\u00a0 The act of nurturing\u00a0creativity itself can be compared to any other hobby in that you first study it, then practice it and finally master it. <\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve put together 4 easy learning steps that will help you develop your creativity and which will also help you\u00a0be productive at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Develop your creativity #1: Learn Something New<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Take up a new hobby or something to study. This allows you to entertain new thoughts and ideas which is a good mental exercise. Take sewing<\/strong><\/a>, for example, you can start by learning <\/span>different types of stitches<\/b><\/a> and when they are most applicable to use. Once you get started, you\u2019ll find yourself exploring more and moving forward to other related topics like <\/span>fabric<\/b><\/a>\u00a0types. As mentioned above, being creative is all about learning something new and growing a reservoir of new ideas. <\/span><\/p>\n

Develop your<\/span>\u00a0creativity #2: Imagine<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Develop your creativity<\/span> #3: Experiment<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Even though acquiring new ideas and developing your imagination is already a big step forward, you shouldn\u2019t just stop there. Try transforming what you\u2019ve imagined into reality. It\u2019s cliche, but practice really does get you closer to perfecting your craft. <\/span><\/p>\n

By doing what you\u2019re thinking, you\u2019ll find out if it\u2019ll work the way you\u2019ve imagined it.\u00a0 If it works the first time, that\u2019s good. If it doesn\u2019t work, that is good too. Really. Why? Because that moment when your idea fails is the same moment that you get the chance to take another step up at being creative. <\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll start asking yourself, what went wrong? What exactly was the problem? Hmmm, maybe I didn\u2019t <\/span>cut the pattern right<\/b><\/a>, maybe cutting it another way will give me the shape I want. Maybe that isn\u2019t the most appropriate fabric to use or is the color combination off? Along with these questions will eventually come answers and before you know it, you are on the path towards your goal.\u00a0 And you may have discovered new styles and ideas of your own along the way!<\/span><\/p>\n

Develop your creativity<\/span> #4: Repeat<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Remember: Learn. Imagine. Experiment. Repeat. <\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Contrary to popular belief, creativity is not possessed exclusively by those who were born with it.\u00a0 Like any other skill, such as\u00a0communication or leadership, creativity can actually be learned, developed and enhanced.\u00a0 The act of nurturing\u00a0creativity itself can be compared to any other hobby in that you first study it, \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":309,"featured_media":40432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[15,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40427"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/309"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40427"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80560,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40427\/revisions\/80560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}