Learning to think like an artist

Learning to think like an artist means:
Looking at things more closely than most people do
Finding beauty in everyday things and situations
Making new connections between different things and ideas
Going beyond ordinary ways of thinking and doing things
 Looking at objects in different ways in order to generate new perspectives
Taking risks and exposing yourself to possible failure
Arranging items in new and imaginative ways
Working hard and at the edge of your potential
 Persisting where others may give up
Concentrating your effort and attention for long periods of time
 Dreaming and fantasizing
 Using old ideas to create new ones
 Doing something simply because it’s interesting and personally challenging to do