Is imagination a muscle? One author says anyone can have a brilliant imagination — if they work hard enough.
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Is imagination a muscle? One author says anyone can have a brilliant imagination - if they work hard enough.
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ImaginationThe ability to have new ideas or make mental pictures of things you have not seen. is a great thing, says writer Albert Read. It can make you successful, bring you closer to other people and help you change the world.
Now he has a new idea. In his book, Read says that anyone can have a good imagination.
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Just as you can go to the gym and train your body, Read says you can train your mind. Some of the training is simple: going for a walk and reading lots to learn new things.
In the past, some people would have disagreed with Read. They thought that good ideas were gifts from the gods, not something that humans made.
Is imagination a muscle?
Yes! You can train yourself to be lots of things, and imaginative is one of them.
No! You can learn about more things, but you cannot learn imagination. Some people just have better ideas than others.
Keywords
Imagination - The ability to have new ideas or make mental pictures of things you have not seen.
How to win friends and have more good ideas
Glossary
Imagination - The ability to have new ideas or make mental pictures of things you have not seen.