Why creative people are more likely to think for themselves and take risks
Why might that be? Her answer speaks to my speculation about the role of self-actualization in creative people:style shared by many of my creative subjects. These subjects are adventuresome and exploratory. They take risks. Particularly in science, the best work tends to occur in new frontiers....They have to confront doubt and rejection. And yet they have to persist in spite of that....
To be innovative in one’s field involves the ability to persist in letting one’s mind work in the face of scorn and rejection from one’s peers. Even though it does hurt, innovators didn’t let the rejection of publications or grant applications stop them from continuing. They also had the wherewithal to be proven wrong at times and yet not be discouraged from continuing to search widely for better answers to technical questions.