When do we grow up? When do we actually lose this childish point of view? I meet lots of children nowadays and they keep amusing me with their views towards life.
That made me wonder when it happened, when did I lose this kind of imagination and became more serious and rational? Sure, I’m not an adult yet, at least that can be easily proved by just looking at my recent actions, but kids…their ability to see life differently…is it possible to bring it back? To teach myself to think this way?..Actually, it’s not thinking in one particular unique way, it’s thinking without borders, as children simply don’t have them formed yet.
There are many ways to prove that, I’ve seen many puzzles online saying “A kid can solve this in 2 minutes, a student in 2 hours, a professor..”. I still remember some of these puzzles…
Personally I do my best so not to get stuck “in the box”, the thing is not to get rid of irrational ideas and fantasies and on the opposite to try to multiply them, “the weirder the better”..What really helps is the communication with kids, they keep surprising me and give so many ideas, the ones I could never think of..What a pity that with time the borders only multiply and it’s so damn hard to get rid of them, there are some ways to make yourself think more open but you can never achieve that freedom of fantasy you used to have being a kid.
Be creative, be weird and crazy, don’t let the borders keep your mind closed, start thinking as a kid and you will be amazed with the ideas and ways you can come up with..Start thinking outside the box.
Messy Notes by Nerdy Penguin 