Some people think that high IQs are the only way to creativity. However, it’s a fact that high intellectual ability and creativity aren’t linked, so even if you’re not the brightest light bulb in the pack, you’re still capable of making awesome web designs.
The most significant cause of problems with creativity is bad habits. Below, you’ll find the top 6 creativity killers that we fall victim to at some point in our careers:
1. Creating and Analyzing Together - No time is a good time to try to complete two things at once. You must be able to divide your attention at different times, split up the work process and not let the two interfere with each other.
Instead, when you’re creating, you should stay in the flow and not begin to analyze until you’ve come to a finishing point. If you begin analyzing your work, as you create, you’ll never get anywhere and will probably end up only frustrated. Follow this process: brainstorm, analyze the ideas, pick what’s best, and create. Near the end of the design process, analyze again to see what can be added or taken away. Simple.
2. The Expert Stance - In web design, there are many people out there who are experts in their field of design. Some of them will share their secrets and will try to help you to overcome whatever problem you’re having. It’s important to remember that many of these “design experts” were told at some point that their ideas would never work. However, they tried and conquered anyway. The point is that you can’t always listen to others; sometimes you just have to try for yourself. Don’t let others stand in the way of what you’re trying to accomplish.
3. The fear of failing - The fear of failure is more common than you think. A designer’s belief that they will fail impacts the creative process and, furthermore, interferes with it ever happening. It’s important to remember that we all make mistakes, and if you fear making mistakes – or ultimately failing – you’ll never succeed either.
4. Fearing Ambiguity - Fearing ambiguity is another area that tends to be overlooked, but is more prominent than one would think. Life tends to throw us curveballs and is never a neat situation, all laid out in an exact way. Basically, you need to get comfortable with chaos and learn ways to overcome it.
5. Low self-esteem - It’s common to possess a small amount of self-doubt regarding your projects, but only a small amount is healthy. If you have more issues with your confidence in your work, it can cause you to never complete anything. One way to gain more confidence is through experience and practice.
6. Information Overload - In web design and web development, we see changes on a daily basis. Sometimes, these changes can feel overwhelming because they never stop and there is always something new to learn – an innovation in your current structure. In order to not let information overload overwhelm you, you need to learn to roll with the punches. Learn what you can today, save the rest for later.
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