5 Myths About Creative People

Creativity can bring our business or career to the next level. Creativity is responsible for the latest technologies, innovativeness, and uniqueness.
Creativity sets us apart and makes us stand out in this monotone world, so why is it that on hearing this word –creativity, we start having anxiety? We glorify the idea of being creative in every chore of our lives yet deep down it makes us squirm. 
We believe, or most of us do at least, that creativity is a talent that has been gifted only to a few, and that is the biggest myth of all time. Creativity is deep-rooted among every one of us, however, it requires an open mind to extract it and explore it. 
The following are the top five myths about creative people. 
CREATIVITY IS INNATE 
​People believe creativity is innate and it cannot be developed with time. It is believed that creativity is only gifted to the selected few. It is a myth that creativity cannot be developed. The truth is that every human being has been blessed with this characteristic, some use it and others believe in this myth and restrain it. This can be understood better with an example, if you want to become a fitness trainer, you go to the gym, you do high-intensity workouts, similarly, if you want to become a dancer you take classes. Creativity is just like that. A skill that needs polishing. 
TIME PRESSURE IS THE KEY FOR BOOSTING CREATIVITY
Masses believe that when a person is presented with a strict time limit and has a lot of pressure on the head, he or she eventually comes up with creative ideas. However, studies and research disagree. It has been studied that people presented with tight time limits perform work less creatively. To boost creativity, one needs to be relaxed, calm and believe that he or she has got it all. 
“I WILL BE CREATIVE WHEN I AM ASKED TO BE”
This is one of the major myths. People believe that only top levels of organizations have to be creative because it is in their job description. However, this is completely false. One has to be creative in all areas of life, no matter which position of the hierarchy he or she is on. 
THE ORIGINALITY MYTH
It is believed that creativity is strictly original. However, it is wrong. Creativity can take place even after referring to older ideas, the whole point is to make something better and unique out of something that already exists. Studies have shown that all these new ideas that take place are better and improvised versions of the older ones.
CREATIVITY IS AN INSIGHT
There is a myth that creativity is an idea that comes suddenly at a moment. An insight. However, this is not the case. Creativity takes place after loads of hard work and research. It is not just an idea that pops up suddenly but thorough research and lots of failed experiments make an idea creative. 

These are 5 myths about creative people. Of course, one can always improve on creativity. Focus on that calm mind, meditate, read more, and explore more. Exposure to different things in life can boost creativity in a person.  

REFERENCES AND CITATIONS
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshlinkner/2015/10/19/the-5-myths-of-creativity/#15ce5b9711d9
https://www.edutopia.org/article/4-myths-about-creativity
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/229600
https://davidburkus.com/books/the-myths-of-creativity/