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After watching an interview of Raul Cuero, a Colombian microbiologist give his view on how to approach creativity, I had a few things that I could take away from it. I believe that combining Cuero's approach with aspects of my own in regards to creativity could help me in regards to how I approach my everyday life. In addition, it may help me to succeed in completing a project whenever I find myself out of ideas or options. I especially believe this to be true because of the fact that I have many more resources than Cuero who didn't even have access to books as a child, and he was able to overcome his difficulties to pursue a successful career.

Creativity is based on innovation, it it based on something that is not obvious. According to Cuero, creativity has nothing to do with art, or being intellectually advanced, it has to do with how you perceive nature. Ideas emerge from interaction with others, and the age of technology has hindered creativity in this way, with people spending more time indoors. He encourages young people to spend more time outdoors because it can help you draw inspiration from nature, as he states that "all ideas come from nature." Cuero learned this at an early age, when he would have no entertainment or books to read, he would often observe to nature to detect patterns in the way that organisms would operate.

The final way in which I can use one of Cuero's methods of creativity is enjoy the process of creation. Creativity comes in a step-by-step process, and you cannot plan creativity. Cuero says you have to be committed and be very focused without fear of failure if you truly want to achieve the goals you set for yourself. He emphasizes that everything is a process, and that good things take time. I can use and apply this in my everyday life, because I struggle with being patient when ever I create something. I may have several ideas and fail to focus and stick to a process, so I really value the way the he describes how to go about achieving a goal or completing a task.


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