There’s a use for everything!

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Making use out of everything is something that i learned from my grandma. She NEVER throws anything in the trash and somehow she finds a use for everything. That is why I try to recycle as much as i can. I started using empty cookie boxes to store things such as buttons. I also have one that i decorated from the outside,it’s where i keep all my old pictures and letters. It is basically a box full of memories. Another thing is old mugs. I have a white one that i stopped using,so i decorated it with a black marker and now i put all my pens in it. It’s amazing that we can find a whole new use for something that could be beneficial for all of us. People who try to move on from functional fixedness truly know the meaning of creativity. It’s important to think outside the box,to stop being ordinary. Finding other uses for the stuff we own will open our eyes to a whole new way of thinking and we will start embarcing creativity in our lives

Who am i..

My name is Salma El Refaie and I’m 18 years old. I graduated from DEO with a German Abitur. It’s still my first semester at AUC and I would like to major in Economics and minor in Psychology. College is definitely different from school but I like it here. My absolute favorite thing to do is writing. I consider it my passion. I love writing short stories or even just my thoughts. However, I want to keep it as something that I escape work to go to, that is why I am not majoring in journalism. At the beginning of this module I never really put much thought into creativity. I didn’t even consider myself a creative person. But after this short period of time I discovered something. We are all creative in our own way. We just need enough courage and confidence to embrace it. We should all believe in ourselves that we can come up with great ideas that could someday change the world. The worst thing to do to someone is judge them, this will only hider their way to creativity. I learned so much about myself the last month and I am looking forward to learning more.

Confidence…the key to creativity

The video highlights a very important topic which is relevant to all of us. People care too much about what others think. They are afraid that people would think less of them or see them as crazy and stupid.That’s why they stick to the same ideas and don’t have the courage to come up with anything new and innovative. Even children at school face this everyday. Teachers yell at them for thinking differently and even their classmates make fun of them and bring them down. That only harms children because they think their ideas are not good enough , although they could be the start of something great. If we suppress children in their creative thinking how do we expect them to grow up and do something remarkable? No one should be afraid of judgement. Some people will always have something bad to say,will always drop a mean comment and will always judge you so they can bring you down. However,we should not let this come in our heads and we should continue our path in creativity. The key to creativity and being a truly creative person is confidence. So what if you come up with a crazy idea,it could have great potential. We should learn to trust ourselves,everyone is creative in their own way and confidence pushes it. If people have lack of confidence then they will never get out of the box that they are putting themselves into. Afterall,the things we are scared of are usually the most worthwhile.