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Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
Harper Perennial
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3 Reddit comments about Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention:

u/BrobearBerbil · 89 pointsr/gatekeeping

We really need the STEM people who understand humanities and aren't typical though. Our greatest creativity and discovery usually emerges from people with cross-domain backgrounds who understand something about people and the outside world and then bring STEM tools and principles in to work on the questions and problems they run into there. The "STEM or gtfo" guys will just be the workhorses, they won't be the unicorns.

Check out the book Creativity by Csikszentmihalyi.

u/mrboodaddy · 2 pointsr/ZenHabits
u/darthrevan · 1 pointr/ABCDesis

Thank you! Your reply also has great points so I want to address those:

> They want cross-disciplinary people.

Excellent point and I agree. This ties in with the idea of not doing something that can be outsourced easily. In the 20th century, specializing in one single field and mastering it was wise. But in the 21st century, maybe not. It actually makes us more vulnerable to being replaced since they only have to find 1 other person to replace you. But by combining one field with another, you become a unique asset that either can't be found elsewhere or would require more people to do the same work. And we can be creative with the combinations, combining things that our unique interests and skill sets make possible for us--but maybe not someone else.

>one person to be doing the job of 2-3 people

This is definitely true. A globalized work force means greater competitions for jobs than ever before and less job security. Interestingly, the only way out of that is to be what we're talking about: irreplaceable. If they can't find someone else to do what you can do, you have the leverage about your work load & hours. Or at least much more so than someone who has 5 people in line willing to work that same job more cheaply than you.

>you don't have to make a whole new technology that spins out over 100 patents

Yes exactly, and I think that's where people (myself included once upon a time) get hung up. They assume if they don't have an idea at the level of the next Apple, they're not innovative enough. In actuality, innovation is a muscle. You can start small, and the more you start thinking creatively in the little things the more likely you are to start innovating in bigger things. I highly recommend this book for ways on becoming more creative.