What is the basic starting point of creativity – knowing how not to think like everyone else thinks.

 What is the basic starting point of creativity – knowing how not to think like everyone else thinks.

It seems to be part of the basic nature of a person – to instinctively think like everyone else thinks. The reason is social pressure to do so.

A creative person instinctively does not do so. And does not care about social pressure. The ability to withstand social pressure therefore becomes a threshold issue for the emergence of creativity.

But also the fact that a creative person must endure social rejection and loneliness.

Because a creative person is often lynched by social isolation.