I'm not sure I can describe it in terms of importance. The
creative process is somewhat of a mystery, even to scientists who
study it. There are a few common characteristics that all
creative persons possess (such as an openness to a variety of
internal and external experiences and a driving need to express
one's sense of individualism), but for the most part, exactly how
the creative mind makes earthshaking discoveries is unknown. A
few prerequisites are necessary, though. The mind must be
focused, for example. New ideas must flow through the mind
freely, and there must be a wide range of ideas, so that they can
be combined and re-combined in new ways. New and creative trading
ideas are necessary to stay ahead of the crowd, so doing whatever
you can to prepare your mind to brainstorm new ideas will help
you develop creative trading strategies that are the foundation
of profitable trading.
Many great scientific discoveries were made almost by
accident, through a serendipitous observation. Had an untrained
eye made the observation, it would have been missed. But because
the scientist's mind was continuously running through a wealth of
ideas, he or she saw a new discovery in a seemingly ordinary
event. Discovering new trading ideas is also a creative,
intellectual endeavor. You must get your creative juices flowing
in order to see the next new idea. It's essential that you
"prime" your thinking processes, get your mind ready to make a
creative observation.
In some ways, your mind is like a well. You prime a well to
get the water flowing, and once it's started, it flows
continuously. You must similarly prime your mind to get ideas
flowing. Various ideas in your mind are stored in a hierarchical
structure. Information is stored together in a clump, depending
on its meaning. When you aren't thinking of a particular topic,
it's hard to bring information about that topic into
consciousness; it lies their stagnant and hidden. However, when
you make a concerted effort to think carefully about a specific
topic, or a closely related topic, and start running through a
bunch of possibilities, all kinds of new possibilities become
apparent. Your mind quickly scans various concepts and ideas,
almost unconsciously. Suddenly this wealth of information
combines and you see something new.
For example, suppose you develop a vague trading idea about
how a set of indicators may forecast the price of a particular
stock. Once you get the basic idea in your mind, you can prime
your mind to get the creative juices flowing. For example, you
can scan a set of charts to back test and find support for your
hypothesis. As you look through the charts, the information you
see will prime other related information. Soon idea after idea
will coalesce, and you'll make a new discovery that will serve as
a basis for a new trading strategy. The main point is that you
must set your thinking processes in motion to come up with a
creative new idea. Some traders even suggest putting on a small
trade based on a hunch in order to set your creative processes in
motion. When you put on a trade, your adrenalin starts to rush,
your attention starts to focus, your senses are heightened, and
you suddenly change your perspective until you see new ideas. The
more your mind is active, the more likely you'll make creative
new discoveries. Knowing about the creative process and how to
set it in motion gives you power. Some people are down on
themselves because they can't seem to think creatively. But they
can. They just need to know how to do it. It's vital to be
relaxed and free of anxiety. But it's also essential to prime
your mind in order to start the process. So when it's time to
think of a new trading idea, think creatively. Set your creative
processes in motion. You may come up with a big idea that will
make you huge profits.
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