Six principles of cultivating imagination

Rich personal imagination is the result of the influence of the living environment and the cultivation of personal consciousness. Some people complain that they are not naturally imaginative people. In fact, each person has a certain degree of imagination, but to enrich it, they need to be trained at any time. These six principles should be followed in the process of cultivating imagination.

 

First principle: Learn to imitate

 

The cultivation of imagination, imitation is often the first step. Just as we first copy a pen and paste it, we can write the same beautiful pen words over a long time. In fact, imitation itself is a kind of "re-imagining". The more you imitate, the more powerful your re-imagining ability. The process of imitation is the process of grasping the relationship between the external and internal characteristics of things. Through this association, You can gradually understand certain inevitable association characteristics between things. Once you have mastered this method, you will learn to compare one thing with another thing with associated characteristics. This is what you think. Therefore, imitation is not the same as plagiarism. Instead, it refers to the reproduction of past experiences through its own mind. This reproduction process is just imagination. At the beginning, many accomplished figures, both ancient and modern Chinese and foreign, obtained profits from imitation, and then innovated on the basis of their predecessors to embark on their own path. This is the result of developing imagination from imitation to innovation.

 

The second principle: Read a group of books as much as possible

 

Throughout the history of science, the achievements of any scientist are related to their hard work and accumulated rich knowledge. For writing capital theory, Marx spent 40 years reading David? Li Ka-tu, Adam? Almost all classical economists, such as Smith, also read a lot of data. The great inventor Edison, who was diligent and studious since childhood, read the encyclopedia of science at the age of 11, and later read a lot of books by Newton, faradard, and others, accumulating rich scientific knowledge, it laid a solid foundation for future scientific inventions.

 

A person's knowledge helps his imagination. With the development of modern science, the division of labor among all sectors of society has become more and more meticulous. The extensive and close connections and exchanges in various fields of knowledge have opened an unprecedented world for human imagination. For example, Ding baigen, a modern economist, established the edge discipline of metered economics by associating advanced mathematics and physics with economics.

 

Third principle: Pay attention to improving your literary and artistic accomplishments

 

Poets and painters are often considered the most imaginative. Well, it is through their rich imagination that they have painted us a vivid and vivid life scene. Therefore, it is very beneficial to learn imagination from literature and art. Almost all psychologists emphasize the important value of Literature and Art cultivation in cultivating and enhancing imagination. The Soviet psychologist jabrov said: "reading literature and art works-this is the best school of imagination, and this is the most powerful means to cultivate imagination ." We know that literature and art are the most vivid reproduction of the actual life of human society. They use a lot of image thinking, which is more vivid and more specific than abstract logical formulas. With its strong emotional color, it is easier to accept and more infectious. However, you must be aware that you cannot use your imagination to enrich your imagination in the form of an error-related work that involves only one "know" or "watch the fun" style. We advocate positive imagination. We need to "see" and "hear" Everything described in our minds. This "immersive" is a "re-engineering imagination" of Kyoto ", this is an indispensable basic capability to create an imagination.

 

Fourth Principle: Be diligent and good at observation

 

The strength of a person's observation ability directly affects his imagination. It refers to the ability to capture attributes and features of things and phenomena. When we imagine a thing, it is the external or internal attributes and characteristics that capture the relationship between the thing and the thing experienced in the mind. observation is the first step, that is, first, to understand the characteristics and attributes of a thing, and the second step is to imagine, that is, to compare and associate the attributes and characteristics between things. The famous Russian biographer Pavlov once said on the walls of his laboratory: "observe, observe, and then observe ." Those great writers and inventions perceive the characteristics and essential links of things through unremitting observation, so as to "imagine" an artistic image or a new scientific knowledge. Pavlov himself observed the physiological activities of animals for more than 30 years in a row, and proposed the concept of conditioned reflex and advanced neural activity, which won the Nobel Prize. The British physicist ryell spent his life observing carefully. He traveled almost half of the earth, accumulated rich experience in observation, and finally wrote great books such as geological principles. The observation mentioned here is not only observation, but also diligent in thinking and conducting as many practical activities as possible. Observing in practice and finding new scientific knowledge in observation is the path that every scientist has taken. As Bacon said: "Our Human-spirited scientists should experiment, experiment, and always experiment ." In this way, scientists create a wealth of scientific imagination in constant observation and exploration. They even did nothing to observe. Mrs Curie had neglected the harm of radiation to the body in order to observe lei; Edison almost became disabled for experiments. It can be seen that the rich creative imagination of mankind is cultivated by constant observation and accumulation, and by the spirit of persistent inquiry on things.

 

So how can we improve our observation capability? What attitudes and methods should we adopt during observation? (1) Propose a task for yourself-quickly view the characteristics of the observed object and compare the relationships and interactions between different aspects; (2) try to discover the smallest changes of the observed object; (3) learn to distinguish the most important factors from the perceived things; (4) observe the initiative, system, and planning.

 

Fifth Principle: Cultivate interests in many aspects

 

A wide range of hobbies and diverse interests can broaden people's thinking and create a vast world of imagination. The world is complex, diverse, and relevant. There are many hobbies, and various kinds of knowledge can complement each other, inspire each other, and learn from each other. We often encounter this situation in our lives: When you think about a problem, you may not be able to think about it from the one hand. from another perspective, you may be suddenly enlightened. The same is true for the effects of various hobbies on imagination.

 

Principle 6: Be enthusiastic about your career

 

Enthusiasm is the direct motive force for imagining activities. Jabrov said: "A person's imagination is closely related to his emotional life ....... The great creations that create imagination will always come from a wealth of feelings ." In practice, people are often excited with a spark of wisdom. The reason why young people are more imaginative than the elderly lies in their strong enthusiasm and excited personality. It is said that when people are depressed, their imagination is only 1/2 or even less. At this time, people are not willing to think too much. Literary artists have a deep understanding of this point. The poet is the easiest to go through his imagination and write the touching poems only when his feelings are fierce. In summing up the experiences of cooperation, writers often say: Not my work touched the readers, but the work first touched me. Therefore, rich creative imagination is inseparable from full emotions. For a scientist, it is only by pouring his full passion into his career that he can drive him to think about his research objects. It is not uncommon for an apple to fall from the tree. People can see the world map hanging on the wall almost anytime, anywhere. But why does Newton think of an invisible force from the fallen apple, only weigner can imagine the most primitive distribution of the world's land and sea from the world map on the wall? The reason is that Newton and weignner are passionate about their careers, so that their daily necessities are closely related to their careers, so that they can consciously and unconsciously use their imagination to depict the ideal scientific blueprint anytime, anywhere. Let's take a look at the great biologist and the founder of evolution Darwin. It is his sincere affection for nature and life in nature that makes him persistently explore the mysteries of nature. It is said that once the young Darwin saw an injured bird struggling with pain, he was not determined not to kill any creature not just for entertainment. For a person who persistently pursues the natural truth, his love for nature inspires his rich creativity and imagination, as an ancient philosopher said: "a kind of heart, it is just an alias of vivid imagination."