3 Ways To Be Original

Originality is an important human trait to have. At the end of the day who do you want to be? Someone that sits in the back of the room or someone that perseveres and takes advantage of the opportunities that life gives them? There are many ways to be original, but today I want to focus on three specific ideas. If you can implement these concepts into your daily life, you can be as original as you want to be. Now let’s take a look at these three key points.

It’s Ok To Be Late To The Party

Ironically procrastinating to a certain extent can help you when it comes to originality. Studies have been conducted that emphasize putting off a project for a little while can help you generate more ideas. In comparison to the person who gets everything done way ahead of time. You need to find a happy medium in order to be the most successful with creativity. Think of it as a bell curve, if you do too much of one or another it’s not going to work out the way you want. Everything doesn’t need to be done at once. Just take a step back and see what else your mind can do when you give it some space to think

First Movers v. Improvers

You don’t always need to be the first person to come up with an idea to be original. Why do you think Apple became so famous and desired? They were always looking to improve upon products. Take the iPhone for example. Originally it was a smartphone with a keyboard that was difficult to use. Apple chose to improve upon this invention by creating a touch screen along with other options for users. This is a prime example of why improvers are sometimes the more original people at the end of the day. A good idea is still a good idea regardless of where the idea originally started. If you’re having trouble with coming up with an idea start somewhere else. There’s so many ideas out in the world that can be improved upon.

3rd Times The Charm

Some of the most original people are those that aren’t afraid of failure. You have to be willing to speak up if you have a good idea or willing to try and see if it works out. Some of the best inventions took hundreds of times before working, and this is how you can be original. Don’t be afraid to fail because at the end of the day, everything isn’t going to work out perfectly.

There are plenty of ways to be original, but I wanted to talk about three specific examples today. It all starts with changing how you see the world and remembering that change can be a good thing.