- Creative
individuals have a great deal of
physical energy, but they are also often quiet.
- Creative
individuals tend to be smart, yet also naïve at the same time.
- A
third paradoxical trait refers to the related combination of
playfulness and discipline.
- Creative
individuals alternate between imagination and fantasy at one end,
and a rooted sense of reality at the other.
- Creative
people seem to harbor opposite tendencies on the continuum between
extroversion and introversion, seem to express both traits at the
same time.
- Creative
individuals are also remarkably humble and proud at the same time.
- Creative
individuals to a certain extent escape rigid gender stereotyping.
- Generally,
creative people are thought to be rebellious and independent as
well as cultured/traditionalist.
- Most
creative people are very passionate about their work, yet they can
be extremely objective about it as well.
- The
openness and sensitivity of creative individuals often exposes them
to suffering and pain yet also a great deal of enjoyment.
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