To be creative, a person has to internalize the entire system that mak…

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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To be creative, a person has to internalize the entire system that makes creativity possible. Creative individuals are remarkable for their ability to adapt to almost any situation and to make do with whatever is at hand to reach their goals. ✨ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1996). Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention, Harpercollins
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