Fragen stellen: Wie Neugier unsere Kreativität beflügelt

Why is it sometimes easier for us to think creatively for others than for ourselves? Why does the imperfect often inspire us much more than the perfect? And what if you could turn your thoughts directly into objects? I'm Jürgis Dörner and yes, you could say a relatively curious person. In this episode, I'll show you, sorry, not creatively, how you can use the question-and-answer technique to promote your curiosity and thus also to develop easier ideas. Because asking questions forms the basis for creative thinking. Imagine you are in a foreign city. You have no map, no smartphone and also no idea where to go. But you just look around very curiously, ask questions and follow your intuition. By the way, that's exactly creativity. Because it does not arise out of fixed paths, but out of the desire to discover something new. By the way, a small child asks an average of 73 questions a day. The peak is here at the age of about four years. How many questions do you ask in a day? I maybe five or so? An international research team has also found out that if we are curious and answer an exciting question, our brain also releases dopamine, i.e. the same happiness hormone as when eating chocolate or listening to our favorite music. So curiosity not only makes us smarter, but also happier. Here are a few ideas how you can keep your curiosity alive. First, be curious as a child. So remember how you were curious as a child. So maybe as a three-year-old child, if you can remember. So ask yourself questions that really interest you, even if they may seem a bit stupid at first glance. I always ask myself things that I wonder about, why I still don't know as an adult. And my environment is sometimes amused by it, up to annoying. A few years ago, I even got a Jewish knowledge book as a gift. One of my most beautiful gifts ever, where I can write in questions and then get the answer to them. Second, ask open questions. So rather ask questions that are not closed, that provoke a yes or no, but rather open with questions like, why is it like this? How could it be different? Or what if? Such questions open up new areas of thought. Third, also question the obvious. The most exciting questions are often the ones we have long forgotten to ask, because we think we already knew the answer. So why is it like this? Or does it really have to be like this? And why do we do it all the time? Fourth, look at your own assumptions. So ask yourself why you believe certain things, or how your opinion came about it. So where does this thought actually come from? Or is there maybe another point of view? I think this is even one of the most exciting questions we can ask ourselves at all, if you look at a certain situation, which you have experienced yourself, for example, and then ask yourself, can another person see this situation differently? Curiosity is the secret ingredient for creativity. When we ask more questions, we discover more. And when we discover more, we ultimately think more creatively. So today, ask yourself a question very consciously, maybe more than usual, so six questions, maybe even one that you would otherwise never allow yourself to ask. If you work as a teacher, you can find a few more tips on my blog about promoting curiosity, especially in learning offers. I link that here. That's it for this episode of Sochi is not creative. Thank you for being there. And if you liked the episode, feel free to leave me feedback, subscribe to the podcast and feel free to share your favorite curiosity question with me. Until next time, stay curious and take care.