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TheCreativeProcessofScienceandMath
Theonlyreasonablestep,atthispoint,then,istoactuponthesuppositionthat
ourproblemsinworldcrisis,asatothertimes,maybesolubleonlycreativelythatis,
byaprofoundandthoroughalterationofourinnerlifeandoftheouterformsinwhich
lifefindsexpressionandsupport.BrewsterGhiselin,inmyopinion,adequatelysums
upthenatureofcreativityinthisonesentence.Whyarepeoplecreative?Whatisit
abouthumannaturethatdrivesustodevelopandinnovate?Fromtheverybeginning
humanswereconfrontedwithproblemsthattheyhadtoovercome.Theyusedthe
creativeprocess,thatis,thinkingoutsideofthenormalrealmofideas,inordertosolve
theirproblems.Mankindhasnotonlysurvived,buthasflourishedasaspeciesbecause
ofourinstinctivedrivetocreate.
Thecreativeprocessisbynomeansfoundinonetrueform.Everypersonhas
theirownspecificwayofunlockingandusingtheircreativemeans,muchlikehowa
fingerprintisspecifictoonlyoneperson.Creativitycanbefoundinalldifferentsubject
matter,likescience,math,andthearts.Thelistisendless,withinfiniteopportunitiesto
bestowacreativeoutlet.BrewsterGhiselin,forexample,usesthecreativeprocessin
ordertotranscendoldideasanddiscovernewones.Hebelievesthatthecreative
processisinfluencedbyapersonsinterestsandsurroundings,andusesittoinvent
anddiscover.Incontrary,HenriPoincareusesthecreativeprocesstotakeexisting
rulesandapplythemincreativeandinnovativemanners.Inmypersonalexperience,

creativityisamajorfactorinbothmylogicalandintuitivesides.Ihavealwayshada
loveforscience,mostlybecauseofthefreedomofideasandtheendlessand
everincreasingfieldofknowledgethatisavailable.FormyintuitivesideIamableto
applythecreativeprocesstomyloveofart.
Ifweallhavedifferingideasofcreativity,whyisitthatsomeofuscannotaccess
it?Oneofthebiggeststrugglesformankind,Ibelieve,ishavingallthiscreativeenergy,
butnotknowinghowtoputittopracticaluse.TherehavebeenmanytimeswhereI
havebeenforcedtositdownanddohomework,whetheritbeastoryforenglishoran
assignmentinart,andIhavejuststaredattheblankpaperwithoutasinglecoherent
thought.Thecreativeprocesscannotbeforced.Itisanindividualprocessthatneedsto
becoaxedinordertocreatesomethingworthwhile.Allofthestoriesagreedwiththisin
someform.Ghiselinbelievesthatcreativitycomesasglimpses.Itisundefinedand
confusing.Hebelievesthatittakestimeforthewholeideatotakeshape.Poincare
believesthatcreativitycomesfromyoursubliminalself,thatyoursubconsciousnesshas
justasmuchinfluenceonyouasyourconsciousness.Hesharedastorywherehesat
downfordaysupondays,unabletoforceideashecouldworkwith.Onedayhe
deviatedfromhisnormalprocessandhadacupofblackcoffee.Afterthattheideas
camefloodingout.Further,fromaletterthatEinsteinwrotetoJacquesHadamard,he
pointsoutthatheisunabletoinvokethoughtbywordsalone.Thecreativeprocessis
anemotionalandphysicalone.
Thecreativeprocesshasadirectinfluencewiththeleftbrainandrightbrainway
ofthinking.Mostofusouralwaysintheleftbrainmode,thelogicalmode.Wewere

taughtfromayoungagethattheleftbrainisamoreimportantanddesirablemodeto
inhabit.Inordertogetthefulleffectofthecreativeprocessweneedtobeabletoswitch
totherightbrain,whichisthemoreintuitiveandcreativeside.Ifindmyselfbattlingthis
oftenwithmyschoolwork.Whenassignmentsarisethatneedtobecreativemyleft
modeseemstobestuck.Ihavethistheorythatourrightbrainisconstantlyatwarwith
theleftbrain,butismostofthetimeoverpowered.Butsometimesitisabletoovercome
theleftbrainforaslightsecond.Thisiswhereyougetflashesofideasthatjustcometo
youfornoapparentreason.Usuallyitisveryquick,butifyouareabletograsponto
thatthoughtyouareabletodevelopitintoanidea,thenphysicallymanifestthatidea.
Thisisthecreativeprocesstome.
Eachstoryinthisbookgaveanideaofhowthecreativeprocessworkstothem.
Whenyouthinkaboutcreativity,youmayonlythinkaboutthearts.However,the
creativeprocesshasaninfluenceonscienceandmathaswell.Forexample,Einsteinis
consideredoneoftheworldsgreatestthinkers.Hedescribedhiscreativeprocessas
beingandemotional,ratherthanlogicalprocess.Poincareusedhispriorknowledgeof
rulesandequationsinordertocreatehisownmathematicalequation.Ghiselinusedhis
appetitefordiscoveryandrebelliousnesstoinvent.Eachofthesemenareuniquein
respectstotheircreativeprocess,andwereabletomakeeitherthemselvesortheworld
betterbecauseofit.
Inconclusion,thecreativeprocessisapersonalendeavorthatneedstobe
nurturedaccordingtoyourownneeds.Itisimportanttodrawfromothersandlearnthe
bestwaytounlockyourowncreativity.Creativityisnotaonesizefitsallkindofdeal.

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