In this article, I suggest a more holistic approach to understanding your mind — not just whether you’re good at math or literature, but how your life events, thoughts, and coping patterns shape the way you create. Your creativity is not random. It is the synthesis of everything that has made you who you are — and your ability to twist perspective when you need to see anew.
🧠 Brain vs. Mind — Your Hardware and Software
It’s crucial to recognize that we operate with two distinct systems:
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The brain — our hardware, the physical storage of memories and information.
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The mind — our software, how we process, synthesize, and project that information into the present moment, future plans, and creative visions.
There are two main ways to boost creativity:
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Enrich the informational storage of your brain.
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Work with your mind — the space where meaning and originality are formed.
This article focuses on the second — strengthening your self-understanding as the foundation of solid creativity.
🌍 Why It’s Crucial to Understand How Your Mind Sees the World
Take a virtual trip on Instagram. Pick a city, a concept, or a hashtag — and explore. The range of interpretations will make your head spin.
Instagram is a perfect mirror of how our minds twist reality — one and the same scene can be filtered through a thousand creative lenses. When you understand how your own perspective is shaped, you can enhance and twist your communication, refine your delivery, and open yourself to new inspiration.
👉 Read an inspiring piece on this topic: “The Marginalian – Seeing with Fresh Eyes.”
🌿 Meditate to Explore Your Thinking
One of the best ways to understand your thinking patterns is to observe them.
Use meditation not only to calm yourself but to see how your thoughts flow.
Notice what makes you happy or sad, where your mind stumbles, and how you cope. These patterns seem simple — yet most of us run them unconsciously. By observing them clearly, you begin to systemize your inner logic and uncover what holds your creativity back.
That awareness opens the door to new ideas and emotional energy — a true inner recharge.
🧩 Use Psychology to Free Your Mind
Sometimes self-observation is not enough — and that’s when psychology offers tools. Among many approaches, I personally recommend Positive Psychology. It teaches you to understand and accept your emotions, to feel your past sadness without judgment, and to open creative pathways blocked by old emotional clutter.
👉 A beautiful starting point is Emotional Resilience by Susan David.
🧬 Study Human Types — Know Where You Belong
Our social interactions deeply affect how our minds process the world.
Understanding human types and emotional patterns helps you protect your energy and creativity.
It’s helpful to learn about personality structures — including those that might limit or suppress creativity, such as narcissistic or manipulative tendencies in others. This awareness helps you navigate your social world with more ease and reclaim your creative space.
Those who have suffered from emotional suppression or manipulation often experience the greatest creative revival once they regain mental independence.
🌅 What Happens Next
After taking these steps, you’ll understand your creative self with far more clarity. You’ll communicate your ideas with confidence, align your actions with your vision, and feel more grounded in who you are.
Dealing with your cognitive and emotional blocks will also improve your overall health — building resilience to stress and emotional fatigue.
✨ Reflection: See with Your Mind
Creativity begins not with color or form, but with clarity. When you start to see with your mind — not just your eyes — every experience becomes a source of light.
Your memories, your pain, your joy — all of it becomes raw material for creation. And one day, without realizing it, you will notice: what once hurt you now helps you build.
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