1. Creative individuals have a great deal of energy, but they are also often quiet and at rest.2. Creative individuals tend to be smart and naive at the same time.
3. Creative individuals have a combination of playfulness and discipline, or responsiibility and irresponsibility.
4. Creative individuals alternate between imagination and fantasy at one end and a rooted sense of reality at the other.
5. Creative people seem to harbor opposite tendencies on the continuum between extroversion and introversion.
6. Creative individuals are remarkably humble and proud at the same time.
7. Creative individuals to a certain extent escape rigid gender role stereotyping and have a tendency toward androgyny.
8. Generally, creative people are thought to be rebellious and independent.
9. Most creative persons are passionate about their work, yet they can be extremely objective about it as well.
10. The openness and sensitivity of creative individuals often expose them to suffering pain yet also a great deal of enjoyment.
Source:
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1997). Creativity: Flow and the psychology of discovery and invention. New York: Harper Collins.
