A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity | Tim Harford

What can we learn from the world's most enduringly creative people? They "slow-motion multitask," actively juggling multiple projects and moving between topics as the mood strikes -- without feeling hurried. Author Tim Harford shares how innovators like Einstein, Darwin, Twyla Tharp and Michael Crichton found their inspiration and productivity through cross-training their minds.

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[thaithaovy.]

4:47 "Creativity often comes when you take an idea from its original context and you move it somewhere else." Wow that's the best definition of creativity I've ever heard! 👏

[ronb]

I really, really thank you, because all the time I kinda hated myself for having too much interests, which would disable me to gain mastery in any of these, but maybe exactly that could be my greatest strength. So thanks for letting me realizing it.

[nano-books]

Creativity is a valuable skill that should be formally taught.

[jezzermeii]

Biggest takeaway from this video is something that I think we are all aware of anyway. Enjoy life. Yes, it sounds simple, but so few people do. Simply move towards things that you enjoy, and distance yourself from things that you don't. The more you enjoy something, the 'better' you become at it. The more things you enjoy, the more similarities you can see across all of those subjects. Let's try to stop looking for that holy grail meaning for existence, because there isn't one. No one and nothing matters. Only your relative enjoyment and happiness does. The happy individual is a powerful person indeed. Perhaps this is why the media would rather you live in fear, because a scared and uncreative populus is an easy to control one. Just my two cents.

[tabbycat]

Back in 1987 I was a freshman in college. I opened up the college catalog and was excited by EVERYTHING. I wanted to take classes all over the campus. However, I was told that I needed to pick a major, and by end of sophomore year I was derailed. I chose to take time off to “find myself”. Now I’m 54 and have never finished my BS/BA. If I could take everything that I found exciting without putting myself into a box, I’d have a triple doctorate by now. I understand the need to specialize…but I also think you learn at a deeper level when you can discover how different subjects can be similar. I’m disgruntled that our current educational system doesn’t foster the love of learning because it forces us into predictable boxes.

[yahalife]

"Creativity is intelligence having fun." -- Albert Einstein

[Lunareon]

Indeed, exposing yourself to various things is good for your brain. Life is an ongoing process of change and should be treated as such. Getting stuck at repeating the same things will absolutely kill your creativity. Thank you for this great talk!

[notbrianyt]

it’s like when you teacher says don’t focus on a question to long move on to another then come back to it later

[MsDreamzuk]

Thank you. I no longer feel like a freak for having so many interests and projects on the go! I started to write my ideas in notes in folders on my phone. It's helped my focus. I have also started to journal, plan and schedule my time for different projects :)

[ZenJenZ]

Slow Motion Multitasking sounds like being completely mindful at all times.

[giselamora]

It's so refreshing to hear this. Since I was a kid I've been called out for starting projects and not finishing them and at the time I felt guilty about this. Now, thinking back it it was the natural thing to do since I am a heavy slow multitasker and there was no way to finish ALL the things I started, even though in the end the things I've learnt some way or the other stayed in my life.
It's most difficult for me though to choose how I spend my time and to compromise with something now it's become a work of observation to see where I naturally lean on.

[lisamariaartista]

I'm so grateful to have received this information through this talk. It has given me permission to move where my inspiration takes me each day. I always viewed myself as unfocused or not serious enough when I move on to another project completely unrelated. Great to know I'm in good company 🙂

[RavenPH]

Basically, good time management, taking note of every idea that came up, and organization.

I work on my passion projects for 15-60 mins. when I got bored in rewriting my notes or studying for an exam. My passion project could be on photography, voice training, writing a book, or film making. When inspiration hits during a lecture, I took note of it and then work on it for at most 10 mins then go back to my main thing.

[walkastray]

I often find myself when I focus on other subjects than the one I love the most. When I come back to the one I love the most I feel smarter and feel I perform better. It's crazy how I'm only finding this video now!

[lilianarovegno]

I have a ballet academy for 31 years. Besides I speak 5 languages. Sing opera and in church and write books for children. Yes, it is posible, the name is : love for the process

[Vincelen]

‘ Secret of creativity is multitasking in slow-motion’ I’m blown. I thought multi-tasking is not good 😬 therefore resulting to not being good/focussed at everything I multitask on... but I’ve always believed that I become better when I multitask. I just can’t seem to figure out how.. but now there we go...

[elizabethrosetheatre]

"You have to be all things" - love it

[Namtrendingvideos]

Very interesting being a student of Tim Ferris. I loved the way he brought his argument forward.

[innes]

Inspiring. This man really puts a new twist on creativity. Encouraging us to never give up on our creative ideas and endeavors.

[-Slinger-]

As a person with ADD I'm an expert at slow motion multitasking. Finishing all tasks is another topic though 😅