An increase in play increases creativity. How? Say you’re put in a situation where you are asked to play a game. A game that involves role play that mimics the games that children play, for example “House” or “Office”. You automatically start playing your role in the game, forgetting the outside world and just becoming more creative with your character. Play brings out the childish side of an individual, which in turn ignites creativity.
Unfortunately, during the process of maturing and growing, due to that fact that people become more aware and subjected to judgments and opinions, one’s creative mind shrinks drastically. So, if you compare the mind of a child to that of an adult, it is very easy to tell that a child’s creativity is leaps and bounds ahead of an adult’s. It is through play and games, that we can revert back to our childish self and thaw out our frozen creative side.
Playfulness however, cannot be taught. It can be influenced and shown, but it is upto a person to decide whether they want to open themselves up to it.
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