Is Dynamic Balance the Key to Creativity?
The two antipoles, silence and dynamism make you think of the Chinese Yin-Yang philosophy. The terms “yin” and “yang” refer to antipoles that react to each other and that are omnipresent in the universe. It is of paramount importance to achieve a dynamic balance (also called Tao) between negative and positive energy, not only in their universal and cosmic meanings, but also in the field of inner harmony, growth and concentration. Csikszentmihalyi’s research into creativity has demonstrated that the world’s most creative people like artists, businessmen, and Noble prize winners are often people that know how to to keep this dynamic balance in many fields of their lives. When the situation requires it they seem quite capable of going from one extreme to the other. His research into the characteristics of creative people showed the following ten qualities of creative people in which balance and flexibility are necessary: • Creative people are usually extremely energetic, but can also be s
