In many areas of our lives,creativity can be a matter of survival.Things are changing too fast to get along simply with old ideas.With,for instance,more and more women opting for careers and indenpendence,couples have to be more creative about  their relashionships to avoid conflicts.
    However,as a management consultant has said,"The only person who likes change is a wet baby."And it is so.When young,we're naturally creative because we let our minds run free.But we begin  to lose our originality when we are grown up.
Because we are taught to follow rules and we can't let our mind run free.Many locks prevent us from being creative.
     What are these locks?
     For the most part they are our uncritical  acceptance of eight common statements.
     1."find the right answer."Almost from the first day of school,we're taught that there's one right answer to every problems.
     2." that's not logical."Hard,logical thinking can be death to a new idea.
     3."Follw the rules." To get an idea,you have to break rules that no longer make sense.
     4."Be practical."New ideas need the wide realm of the possible.
     5."Don't be foolish."Most of us don't like to be called a foolish.
     6."Don't make mistakes."but do you know that mistakes can be stepping stones in the creative process?
     7."That's not my area,"However,fresh ideas almost invariably come from outside one's field of specialization.
     8."I'm not creative."Most of us retain the idea that creativity is only for artists and inventors.