Living Juicy – Inventing
You are an inventor. Yes. You.
Maybe you have never thought about yourself that way. Inventors are scientists, right? They like gadgets, technology, doodads, and whatchamacallits. Wrong. But that’s what I thought until I read this week of Living Juicy.
January 15, Inventing- SARK says, “We are all inventors.” My first thought after I read that was, “Not me.”
There are bunches of inventions I am especially impressed by- toilet seat covers, bed springs, computers, etc. But there is no way in this world I could imagine creating those types of things myself.
But you know SARK wouldn’t leave us hanging. She says, “Invention is the natural outcome of creative thinking.” Logically, that makes sense. If you have a completely original thought and you follow through with some action, then that outcome would be a new invention. For example, I wanted to make some breakfast bran muffins. I found a recipe online and made some edits to my preference. Now those “edits” were part of my original thought, and the apple bran muffins were my invention.
But that doesn’t mean I’m ready to make something big. A real invention…better keep reading.
January 16, Inventing Means Experimenting- SARK recommends doing some artsy project, which I skipped because I was busy. (See Week 1, Procrastination).
January 17, There Are No Mistakes- There are no mistakes. Drill this into your brain. There are no mistakes. Think about all the inventions that we use everyday that we created on accident. Penicillin is the most well known, but there are plenty of others (including the microwave and ice cream cones).
So maybe instead of being so hard on yourself for making a mistake, see what you can make out of it.
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