This sentence is a bit biased. Creation is not only the patent of genius, but also the ability of ordinary people to work creatively.
After reading the book "Dry Method" by the famous Japanese entrepreneur kazuo inamori, you will find that even if you were a layman before, as long as you are willing to engage in creative work, you will create high-quality products that are not available in the world.
Kazuo inamori is not a genius. He majored in chemistry at the university. I started my business at the age of 27, but I was engaged in a ceramic business that I was not familiar with.
With unremitting creative spirit, kazuo inamori started from a small enterprise and spent 40 years with his bare hands to establish two Fortune 500 enterprises. This is a unique miracle in the world.
Kazuo inamori changed himself from a talented person into a genius through creative work.
What is the significance of creative work in life and how is it carried out?
1. Creative work helps you get out of trouble.
What is creative work?
People call the work of art, invention and academic research "creative work".
Be creative in everything you do. Creative ideas can help you solve problems better and get out of trouble.
In Tokyo, Japan, there used to be an old couple shop selling handkerchiefs.
With the development of social economy, various large and medium-sized supermarkets have appeared in Tokyo. There are many kinds of handkerchiefs in the supermarket. People go to the supermarket to buy them.
But the style and color of handkerchiefs in the old couple's shop are not as good as those in the supermarket. Competition can't compete with supermarkets, business is getting worse and worse, and it is facing the dilemma of closing down.
The husband thought hard and thought of a coup: print the traffic and scenic spots in Tokyo on a handkerchief and publicize it widely. This coup actually brought the old couple's shop back to life, and the handkerchief in the shop became a hot item.
This small creative change has helped the couple's old shop, which is on the verge of bankruptcy, get out of the seemingly insurmountable predicament.
It seems that creativity can also shine on ordinary people.
If we can form the habit of "creative" work, actively put forward constructive solutions to problems, and treat ordinary work with creative thinking and habits, we can open the door of "creation", lead to success and widen the gap with others.
2. How to do creative work
Cultivating the habit of creative work can bring convenience to our life and help us get out of the predicament. So, how to do creative work?
Kazuo inamori shared some experiences with us based on his decades of work experience.
First, be a curious baby.
I remember when my daughter was a child, she always asked all kinds of strange questions, such as:
"Grandma, can you just cook the porridge and don't let it get hot?"
"Mom, I was born to you. Why do I look like my father instead of you? "
Every child who is curious about the world always likes to catch adults and ask questions. This kind of curiosity can make children know the world quickly, and also form the habit of thinking between questions and answers.
As an adult, we should also have the spirit of "curious baby" at work. This spirit can exercise a person's sensitivity, observe the multifaceted nature of the problem and see the problem from multiple angles.
Secondly, dare to take the road that few people take.
Every year when Tomb-Sweeping Day visits the grave, when there is no ready-made road to take, we will look for the roads that have just been taken to ensure that the roads can reach their destinations smoothly and avoid the dangers such as snakes and wasps.
However, this trick may not work. One year, we met an embarrassing thing. When we were traveling along the mountain road that others had walked, we only met a huge ravine halfway. There was no bridge to cross and we couldn't jump over it at all.
It turned out that the cemetery we were going to worship was on the other side of the ravine, and the people who opened the way didn't have to cross the ravine at all. Helpless, we had to turn back and open a new road ourselves to reach our destination.
Taking the road that others have taken may make you encounter fewer difficulties, but you may not reach your destination; Finding another way, although uneven and even difficult, will make you make many new discoveries in the process of walking, and success may be beckoning to you.
Roman Roland said: only creation is happiness, and only the created creatures are real creatures.
Yes, creative work can make our lives work miracles. It can bring the old shops that are on the verge of bankruptcy back to life and turn small enterprises into large enterprises. Creative work is not just the patent of genius.
Let us ordinary people create more in our life and work and be happy creatures together.
(The above pictures are all from the Internet)