Thursday 19 December 2013

How To Stay Creative As You Get Older

By Hedrick Lepsch


As everything around is becoming institutionalized and more organized it is easy for us to give in to the onslaught of conformity but there are some ways to keep your cool and stay creative. Getting a degree in creative design will help you reach deep and use your more creative side. It is really important to do what you want. This is probably the best advice to take especially as we are more and more force fed what society wants and what others want. This really kills creativity and holds back original thinking in a way that is sometimes subtle but we can definitely counteract it with some simple remedys.

Networking means making connections with other people that can be beneficial to you and others down the line. For instance, sending in your resume to a company in order to try and fill their job opening has a better chance of success if you know the recruiter personally. The people making the decision about who to hire can only know so much about you from what you've written on paper. Almost everyone is more comfortable hiring somebody they have gotten to know personally than someone who they've read about.

With all of these individuals returning to school through online means, it may be difficult for some to fully adjust to the online world of academia. But this should not be the case as there are actually more resources available to the online student than there have ever been before. Once an online student learns some of the following tips and tricks to online learning through the vast amount of available resources, their ability to learn material and be effective will greatly increase. One of the first recommendations of online learning is to join in a discussion group online.

Sometimes we fall into the trap of just getting used to everything around us without asking any questions. Adults differ from children in this respect. Seventh- Remember your dream. That's right, those crazy ones you have been having sometimes are your creative side just coming out. This can spruce up your creative lifestyle. One way to remember these dreams is by writing them down before you forget.

While social media generally does not constitute a person-to-person interaction, it is a good way to get to know who else is in the industry. Social media platforms like LinkedIn are great at helping you meet others in your line of work.

With the ability to search out and find these and other online resources, those individuals who are returning to school through online courses and programs will be better able to complete their studies and learn more from their education. With their new knowledge base, these individuals can go forward with their careers and find the success that they have been striving for.




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